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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Bolivia > Itene

Itene

An extinct language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3ite

Population  No known speakers. Ethnic population: 108 (Adelaar 2000).
Region  North central Beni Department at junction of MamorĂ© and Itenez rivers.
Alternate names   Iteneo, Itenez, More
Dialects  Itoreauhip.
Classification  Chapacura-Wanham, Guapore
Language use  Children did not speak Itene and only some older people actively used it 30 years ago. Shifted to Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.