Ethnologue

Andoque

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Andoke, Businka, Cha’oie, Paasi-ahá, Paasiaja, Paatsiaja, Poosioho

Population

370 (2007 B. Pencue), decreasing. 10,000 in 1908 (Landaburu 1979). 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 600 (Crevels 2011).

Location

Amazonas department: Aduche tributary of Caquetá, 15 km downriver from Araracuara; Caquetá department: Solano municipality.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Language Use

All users over 60. Most also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Nonuya [noj].

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1976.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Some intermarriage with Muinanes [bmr] and Huitotos [hux].