Canichana language
Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no L1 speakers left. It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River. Language contact. Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochica language due to contact. Vocabulary. Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Canichana.