Paunaka

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639: pnk
Alternate Names: Pauna, Paunaca
Population: 5 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Santa Cruz department: San José de Chiquitos province.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Maipurean, Southern, Southern Outlier, Mojo
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Baure [brg] and Trinitario [trn].
Language Use: Many shifted to Chiquitano [cax]. Many shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Paunaka
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: The Paunaka are now culturally part of the Chiquitano, but they still consider themselves as a separate group within the Chiquitano complex, and the language is completely unrelated to Chiquitano.

Location: Santa Cruz department: San José de Chiquitos province.