Alternate Names: Puquina
Dialects: None known. May be Arawakan or distantly related to Mayan (Olson 1964).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,200 (1995), increasing. 60 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,800.
Language Use: Vigorous. Religious services. Positive attitudes. Also use Central Aymara [ayr], Spanish [spa]. Primary L2 is shifting from Central Aymara [ayr] to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. 400 children in school. Have a high school. NT: 1978–2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Bolivia
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.