Canichana

Canichana is an extinct or historical language, spoken in Bolivia. Wikidata describes it as “isolated indiginous language spoken in Bolivia and presumably extinct”.

9 · Dormant

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: caz
Glottocode: cani1243
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 9 Dormant
UNESCO: Extinct
Wikipedia: 16 language editions

—first-language speakers

—second-language speakers

1countries

—scripts

—levels in the tree

9EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Canichana
Also called	Canichana language, Canesi, Joaquiniano
Kind	extinct or historical language

Vitality

EGIDS 9 Dormant9

Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

Other languages at this level

UNESCO: Extinct

Languages at this level

where it is spoken

Countries

Bolivia41 languages in the index

Also spoken in Bolivia

spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · National grnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafe aymAymaraAymaran · 4 mVulnerable quhSouth Bolivian QuechuaQuechua · 1.6 m5 · Developing qulNorth Bolivian QuechuaQuechua · 116,0002 · Provincial gnwWestern Bolivian GuaraníTupian · 7,0006a · Vigorous casChimaneunclassified · 5,3006b · Threatened yaaYaminawaPano-Tacanan · 2,7295 · Developing yuzYuracaréunclassified · 2,5007 · Shifting caxChiquitanoMacro-Jê · 2,4006b · Threatened