Mocoví

MOC

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Alternate Names: Mbocobí, Mocobí

Genealogy:

Guaykuruan
Southern

Demographics: 3,000 (2011 E. Zugasti). A few elderly monolinguals. Ethnic population: 12,100 (2004 INDEC).

Language Use: Preserved to a higher degree in Chaco Province than in Santa Fe Province; by the early 1990s already less than 50% maintained their ancestral language (Crevels 2007). Home, friends, religion. Ages 40 and over. Children in 2 communities.

Language Development: Bilingual education in 5 schools. NT: 1988.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Argentina

Other Comments: Christian.