Kallawaya language
Endangered Puquina language spoken in Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kallawaya, also Callahuaya or Callawalla, is an endangered, secret, mixed language in Bolivia; another name sometimes used for the language is Pohena. It is spoken by the Kallawaya people, a group of traditional itinerant healers in the Andes in their medicinal healing practice living in Charazani, the highlands north of Lake Titicaca,[3] and Tipuani.[4]
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Kallawaya | |
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Native to | Bolivia |
Region | La Paz Department: Charazani; highlands north of Lake Titicaca |
Native speakers | None[1] 10–20 as 2nd language[citation needed] |
Puquina
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Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | caw |
Glottolog | call1235 |
ELP | Kallawaya |
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