Kallawaya language
| Kallawaya | |
|---|---|
| Pohena, Qollahuaya | |
| Machaj juyay | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | La Paz Department: Charazani; highlands north of Lake Titicaca |
| Ethnicity | Kallawaya |
Native speakers | L1: none L2: 10–20 |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | caw |
| Glottolog | call1235 |
| ELP | Kallawaya |
Kallawaya, also Callahuaya or Callawalla (Callawalla: Machaj Juyai, meaning 'folk language' or 'speech of the men'), is an endangered, secret, mixed language in Bolivia; another name sometimes used for the language is Pohena. It is spoken by the Kallawaya people, a group of traditional itinerant healers in the Andes in their medicinal healing practice living in Charazani, the highlands north of Lake Titicaca, and Tipuani.