Ignaciano
A language of Bolivia
| Population | 4,500 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 20,805 with Trinitario (2000 W. Adelaar). |
| Region | South central Beni. |
| Language map |
Bolivia, reference number 12 |
| Dialects | Limited comprehension of Trinitario [trn], similar to Spanish and Portuguese, with vowel reduction. |
| Classification | Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Bolivia-Parana |
| Language use | Town meetings, most domains. Used by perhaps half the children. Also use Spanish [spa], the language of instruction in schools. |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Nearly the same culture as Trinitario [trn]. Agriculturalists, pastoralists; traditionally hunter-gatherers. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammar 1.
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MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammars 2.
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MATTESON, Esther, editor. 1965. Gramáticas estructurales de lenguas bolivianas 1-3.
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OTT, Rebecca B., author. 1971. Danzas folklóricas y días especiales de los ignacianos.
OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1959. Fonemas de la lengua ignaciana.
OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1965. "Ignaciano."
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OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1967. "Ignaciano."
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OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1967. "Phonemes of the Ignaciano language."
OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1983. Diccionario ignaciano y castellano, con apuntes gramáticales.
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Vernacular Publications
Almanaque ignaciano: El manual para el hogar para el año de 1967. 1966.
Almanaque ignaciano: El manual para el hogar para el año de 1969. 1968.
Almanaque ignaciano: El manual para el hogar para el año de 1970. 1969.

