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Ignaciano

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3ign

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.  Available online

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

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

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."  Available online

OTT, Rebecca B.; OTT, Willis, authors. 1967. "Ignaciano."  Available online

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.  Available online

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.

Eta patria. 1963.

Vamos a leer ignaciano. 1963.

Viáchucarapiana. 1981.

Vicaravahu vèchejicureca inaciànurupi. 1975.