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Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bolivia
Summary
Bolivia is a country in the Americas that is home to 11,797,000 people. It is also home to 39 living indigenous languages. One of these, North Bolivian Quechua, is an official language in part of the country. Bolivia was also home to 4 indigenous languages that are now extinct. In addition, 4 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Language isolate (9) Tupian (8) Maipurean (7) Tacanan (6) Panoan (3) Chipaya-Uru (2) Quechuan (2) Aymaran (1) Chapacuran (1) Matacoan (1) Mosetenan (1) Sign language (1) Zamucoan (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Bolivia has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.