Languages of Bolivia

41 languages of the index are spoken in Bolivia; 3 have official status (Spanish, Guarani and Aymara). The country has about 12.2 m inhabitants (2023).

41 languages26 endangered or dormantSouth AmericaISO BO / BOL

Official languages

spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · National grnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafe aymAymaraAymaran · 4 mVulnerable

All languages spoken in Bolivia

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
spaSpanishespañol	`spa`	Indo-European	+24	555.6 m	1 · National
grnGuaraniAvañe'ẽ	`grn`	Tupian	+1	4.5 m	Safe
aymAymaraAymar aru	`aym`	Aymaran		4 m	Vulnerable
quhSouth Bolivian QuechuaQullasuyu qhichwa simi	`quh`	Quechua		1.6 m	5 · Developing
qulNorth Bolivian QuechuaApulu qhichwa simi	`qul`	Quechua		116,000	2 · Provincial
gnwWestern Bolivian Guaraní	`gnw`	Tupian		7,000	6a · Vigorous
casChimane	`cas`	—		5,300	6b · Threatened
yaaYaminawa	`yaa`	Pano-Tacanan		2,729	5 · Developing
yuzYuracaré	`yuz`	—		2,500	7 · Shifting
caxChiquitano	`cax`	Macro-Jê		2,400	6b · Threatened
ayoAyoreo	`ayo`	—		2,189	5 · Developing
capChipayaChipay taqu	`cap`	—		1,800	5 · Developing
tnaTacana	`tna`	Pano-Tacanan		1,800	7 · Shifting
eseEse Ejja	`ese`	Pano-Tacanan		700	5 · Developing
caoChácobo	`cao`	Pano-Tacanan		600	5 · Developing
srqSirionómbia cheë	`srq`	—		400	6b · Threatened
reyReyesano	`rey`	Pano-Tacanan		250	8b · Nearly Extinct
ureUruchhiw lüsñchi chhun	`ure`	—		200	9 · Dormant
tnoToromono	`tno`	Pano-Tacanan		200	9 · Dormant
iteItene	`ite`	Chapacuran		90	8a · Moribund
aroAraonaalaōna	`aro`	Pano-Tacanan		81	6b · Threatened
pnkPaunaka	`pnk`	Southern Maipuran		10	8b · Nearly Extinct
brgBaure	`brg`	—			8a · Moribund
lecLeco	`lec`	—			8b · Nearly Extinct
cawKallawayaCallawalla	`caw`	—			9 · Dormant
itoItonama	`ito`	—			8b · Nearly Extinct
cybCayuvava	`cyb`	—			9 · Dormant
mzpMovima	`mzp`	—			8a · Moribund
cazCanichana	`caz`	—			9 · Dormant
guiEastern Bolivian Guaraní	`gui`	Tupian			5 · Developing
tpjTapieté	`tpj`	Tupian			6b · Threatened
cavCavineña	`cav`	Pano-Tacanan			6b · Threatened
psmPauserna	`psm`	Tupian			9 · Dormant
gyrGuarayu	`gyr`	—			Definitely endangered
sarSaraveca	`sar`	Paresi–Waura			10 · Extinct
pcpPacahuara	`pcp`	Pano-Tacanan			8b · Nearly Extinct
cajChané	`caj`	Southern Maipuran			Extinct
yuqYuqui	`yuq`	—			7 · Shifting
bvlBolivian Sign Language	`bvl`	—			6a · Vigorous
jorJorá	`jor`	—			10 · Extinct
mpdMachinere	`mpd`	Piro			7 · Shifting

41 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata