Ese Ejja language
Tacanan language spoken in Bolivia and Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ese Ejja (Ese'eha, Eseʼexa, Ese exa), also known as Tiatinagua (Tatinawa), is a Tacanan language of Bolivia and Peru. It is spoken by Ese Ejja people of all ages. Dialects are Guacanawa (Guarayo/Huarayo), Baguaja, Echoja, and possibly extinct Chama, Chuncho, Huanayo, Kinaki, and Mohino. Chunene is "similar" to Ese Ejja, though whether a dialect or a separate language is not clear.[2]
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Ese'ejja | |
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Tiatinagua | |
Native to | Bolivia, Peru |
Region | Beni Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department (Bolivia), Pando Department, (Bolivia); Department of Madre de Dios (Peru), Department of Puno, Peru |
Ethnicity | Ese Ejja people |
Native speakers | 700 (2007)[1] |
Tacanan
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Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ese |
Glottolog | esee1248 |
ELP | Ese'jja |
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Ese Ejja has ejective consonants such as /kʼ/ as well as voiceless implosives such as /ɓ̥/.