Wichí Lhamtés Nocten

MTP

developing

Alternate Names: Bolivian, “Mataco” (pej.), “Mataco Nocten” (pej.), Noctén, Noctenes, Oktenai, Weenhayek

Genealogy:

Matacoan
Mataco

Demographics: 1,810 in Bolivia (1994). Population total all countries: 1,910. Ethnic population: 2,020 (1994).

Language Use: The 1994 Indigenous census shows an increase in language use among younger people compared to the elders (Crevels 2007). The majority also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: NT: 2006.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Bolivia