Ese Ejja language

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Name (Latin)
Ese Ejja language
Other forms of name
Chama language (Tacanan)
Ese Eja language
Eseejja language
Guacanahua language
Guarayo language (Tacanan)
Huarayo language (Tacanan)
Soneme language
Tiatinagua language
See Also From tracing topical name
Tacanan languages
See Also From tracing place name
Bolivia
Peru
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2980381
Library of congress: sh 85044810
Sources of Information
  • Ethnologue:pp. 38, 59 (Ese Ejja, Chama, Huarayo)
  • Kloss. Written lang. of the world:v. 1, p. 129 (Ese Ejja, Soneme, Huarayo, Chama)
  • Voegelin lang.:p. 325 (Chama, Eseejja)

Wikipedia description:

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.

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