Also Known As:
Guaná, Kaskiha, Kaskihá, Cashquiha, Kashika, Kashiha, Vana peema
Dialects & Varieties
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~28
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~84
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Paraguay
Location Description
Paraguay, Department of Concepcion, District of San Lazaro, in Valle Mi on the banks of the Apa River, Department of Alto Paraguay, on the Riacho Mosquito.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish and Paraguayan Guarni
Number of Other Language Speakers:
The majority of the Guana group speaks a variety of Paraguayan Guarni.
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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