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Ese Ejja

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3: ese

Population	1,300 in Bolivia (2000 SIL). Population total all countries: 1,770. Ethnic population: 1,300 in Bolivia (2000 SIL).
Region	Northwestern region; into foothills on Beni and Madre de Dios rivers; Tambopata and Heath rivers around Puerto Maldonado in Peru. Also in Peru.
Language map	Bolivia, reference number 10
Alternate names	“Chama” , Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Huarayo, Tiatinagua
Dialects	Each clan has slight dialect differences; all seem inherently intelligible. Most divergent Tacanan language. Tambopata dialect in Peru somewhat different from the Bolivian dialect.
Classification	Tacanan, Tiatinagua
Language use	All ages.
Language development	Dictionary. NT: 1984–2006.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Hunter-gatherers; fishermen.

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Peru

Language name	Ese Ejja
Population	470 in Peru (2000). Ethnic population: 400 to 500 in Peru (2000 SIL).
Region	Tambopata and Heath rivers around Maldonado.
Language map	Peru, reference number 32
Alternate names	“Chama” , Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Ese’ejja, Huarayo, Tambopata-Guarayo, Tiatinagua
Language use	Official language. Most ages. Also use Spanish.
Comments	Swidden agriculturalists; fishermen.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARNOLD, Dean E.; SHOEMAKER, Jack; SHOEMAKER, Nola, authors. 1975. Migraciones de los Ese Ejja.

KEY, Mary R., author. 1960. The phonemic pattern of Bolivian Chama.

LARSON, Mildred L.; SHOEMAKER, Jack; SHOEMAKER, Nola, authors; PLAZA M., Pedro, translator. 1983. Relaciones comunicacionales en la gramática ese ejja.

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammar 1.  

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammars 2.  

MATTESON, Esther, editor. 1965. Gramáticas estructurales de lenguas bolivianas 1-3.  

PRETTOL, Joyce, author. 1984. Rhetorical questions in Ese Ejja of Bolivia.

PRETTOL, Kenneth A., author. 1986. "Variacion del orden de las palabras, elipsis y cambio de tiempo en el discurso narrativo en esse ejja."

SHOEMAKER, Jack; SHOEMAKER, Nola, authors. 1965. "Eseʼejja."  

SHOEMAKER, Jack; SHOEMAKER, Nola, authors. 1967. "Essejja."  

SHOEMAKER, Nola, author. 1964. "Toys of Chama (Eseʼejja) Indian children."

WYMA, Lucille; WYMA, Richard, compilers. 1962. Eseʼejja y castellano.

Vernacular Publications

Eijjiacajji cuana 1, 2. 1968.

Eijjiacajji cuana. 1965.

Ejja baqui 2 eseʼejja. 1965.

Ejja baqui castellano 4, 5. 1968.

Ejja baqui ese ejja 1-3. 1967.

Ese ejja sohui bajjimahuajo tehuecue. 1980.

Eshicuijji cuana. 1966.

Esohuicuayajji quea jaji nee. 1977.

Quiero contarles unos casos del Beni, no. 2. 1973.

Quiero contarles unos casos del Beni. 1972.