Lengua
A language of Paraguay
| Population | 15,000 (2007 Perik). |
| Region | Chaco, Presidente Hayes Department, Boquerón. |
| Language map |
Paraguay, reference number 8 |
| Alternate names | Enxet |
| Dialects | Northern Lengua (Eenthlit, Vowak, Lengua Norte), Southern Lengua (Lengua Sur). Differences between the 2 dialects reportedly mainly phonological and orthographic. Southern Lengua seminomadic. |
| Classification | Mascoian |
| Language use | Also use Paraguayan Guaraní [gug]. |
| Language development | Different orthography between Southern and Northern Lengua. Bible: 1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Southern Lengua: agriculturalists; animal husbandry: cattle, sheep, horses; hunters; gatherers; fishermen. |
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