Paunaka

PNK

Alternate Names: Pauna

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Baure , and Trinitario ,.

Genealogy:

Maipurean
Southern
Southern Outlier
Mojo

Demographics: No known L1 speakers.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Bolivia

Other Comments: The Paunaka are now culturally part of the Chiquitano, but they still consider themselves as a separate group within the Chiquitano complex, and the language is completely unrelated to Chiquitano.