Kallawaya
[aka Callahuaya, Callawaya, Machaj-Juyai, Pohena]Classification: Mixed Language
·severely endangered
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Severely endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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10-99
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"While much recent scholarship ... on Kallawaya rituals, has drawn attention to the virtual disappearance of this code among practicing Kallawayas today, I found knowledge and use of Sejo/Machaj Juyay to be widely-distributed among healers, even if one’s individual competence was relatively shallow.
(Because Kallawaya is a secret code of healers, and because degree of competence is difficult to assess, it is difficult to determine an exact number of speakers.)"
- PLACES
- Bolivia;