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ALSO KNOWN AS		Guaná, Etelena, Guaná, Chané, Kinikinao, Kinihinao, Kinikinau, Chuala, Chana, East Paraná, Equinao
CLASSIFICATION		Arawakan, Southern Arawakan, Southern Outlier
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gqn
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Kinikanao Etelena [Terena] Guaná
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue gives Guana (Kinikinao, Chuala, Chana, East Paraná, Kinihinao, Equinao) as a separate language, related to Terêna [ter]. Crevels (2012:182) lists Kinikinau (Guaná) as a distinct language. For others, this Guaná is not distinct from Terena. Not to be confused with Guaná of Paraguay [gva] (Mascoyan).

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Information from: “Concordância: verbos e nomes na língua kinikinau” (112-134) . Souza, Ilda de (2015)

Dormant
Ø (1?)
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
a few
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The Kinikinau language is in the last stage of obsolescence. There is no more daily dialogue in Kinikinau. Dialogue was muted in July 2014, with the death of Mr. Michael Roberto ... husband of Doña Zeferina Moreira (very probably) the last speaker of Kinikinau ... The couple's older children are passive speakers (only
understand).
The Kinikinau language is in the last stage of obsolescence. It is not spoken by children and young people;
it has no social or ritual function. There are a few semi-speakers. They belong to a family that is scattered because they are landless Indians.

DATE OF INFO: 2015

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Possibly one speaker remains.

PLACES: Brazil

Dormant
No known L1 speakers.
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
250
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
No known L1 speakers.

DATE OF INFO: Ethnic population 2005 (ISA)

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: State of Mato Grosso do Sul, near the Terêna.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
250
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
11 for Kinikinau (Guaná)

DATE OF INFO: speaker numbers (2007), ethnic population (2005)

PLACES: Brazil

	17th		2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)				Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International				http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		250	No known L1 speakers.	Ethnic population 2005 (ISA)		No known L1 speakers.		Dormant ()		State of Mato Grosso do Sul, near the Terêna.	Brazil
	3rd		2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing			Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub											-21.0685,-56.2765
			2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234		Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter			Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		250	11	speaker numbers (2007), ethnic population (2005)	10-99	11 for Kinikinau (Guaná)		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Brazil
May		15	2015	Concordância: verbos e nomes na língua kinikinau		112-134	Web-Revista SOCIODIALETO • www.sociodialeto.com.br Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Letras • UEMS/Campo Grande M e s t r a d o e m L e t r a s • U E M S / C a m p o G r a n d e I S S N : 2 1 7 8 - 1486 • V o l u m e 5 • N ú m e r o 1 5 • M a i o 201 5 E d iç ã o E s p ec i a l • Ho m e n a g e a d o ARYON DALL'IGNA RODRIGUES			Sociodialeto	5		http://www.sociodialeto.com.br/edicoes/20/12062015123244.pdf	Souza, Ilda de	Souza, Ilda de. 2015. Concordância: verbos e nomes na língua kinikinau. Soicodialeto 5.15:112-134. www.dialeto.com.br.			Ø (1?)	2015		The Kinikinau language is in the last stage of obsolescence. There is no more daily dialogue in Kinikinau. Dialogue was muted in July 2014, with the death of Mr. Michael Roberto ... husband of Doña Zeferina Moreira (very probably) the last speaker of Kinikinau ... The couple's older children are passive speakers (only understand). The Kinikinau language is in the last stage of obsolescence. It is not spoken by children and young people; it has no social or ritual function. There are a few semi-speakers. They belong to a family that is scattered because they are landless Indians.	a few	Dormant ()	Possibly one speaker remains.		Brazil

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Guana (Brazil)

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