Baure
PrintA language of Bolivia
ISO 639-3
Population
40 (Crevels 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 980 (2006 PIB).
Location
Beni Department, Iténez and Mamoré provinces, between the Iténez and Río Blanco rivers, Baures, Huacaraje, Magdalena municipalities, southeast of Magdalena, mainly in Baures and El Carmen villages, also San Miguel, Tujure, Cairo, Alta Gracia, Jasiaquini, Bereuro, San Francisco, San Pedro, Buena Hora, Las Peñas, Pueblo Baure.
Language Maps
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Language Use
Shifting to Spanish [spa]. Speakers 50 and older.
Language Development
Bible portions: 1960–1966.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.