Canichana language
| Canichana | |
|---|---|
| Joaquiniano | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Ethnicity | Canichana people |
| Extinct | 1990s 3 semispeakers (2004) |
Tequiraca–Canichana?
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | caz |
| Glottolog | cani1243 |
| ELP | Canichana |
Historical distribution of the language | |
Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no mother tongue speakers left.
It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River.