Toromona language

Overview

Toromona (Toromono) is a Western Tacanan language which is severely endangered or possibly extinct. 200 Toromono were reported in 1983, but they have not been located since. It is poorly attested, but is recorded in wordlists.

Toromona
Toromono
Native toBolivia
Ethnicity200 Toromona (2000)
Native speakers
(200 cited 1983)[1]
Tacanan
  • Araona–Tacanan
    • Cavinena–Tacana
      • Tacana Proper
        • Toromona
Official status
Official language in
Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3tno
Glottologtoro1255
ELPToromona

Toromona (Toromono) is a Western Tacanan language which is severely endangered or possibly extinct. 200 Toromono were reported in 1983, but they have not been located since.[citation needed] It is poorly attested, but is recorded in wordlists.[2][3]

  1. Toromona at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 176–177.
  3. Armentia, Nicolas (1887). Navegación del Madre de Dios : Viaje del padre Nicolás Armentia. Imprenta La Paz. pp. 182–191.