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GuanaLanguage
The GuanaLanguage is a MascoianLanguage of Paraguay. SIL code: GVA. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 500 to 600 (1991 SIL). Region: Boqueron, Salado River, south of Chamacoco, north of Sanapana, Loma Plata. Alternate names: KASKIHA, CASHQUIHA. Dialects: LAYANA (NIGUECACTEMIGI), ECHOALDI (ECHONOANA, CHARARANA). Comments: Closely related to Sanapana. Increasing use of Paraguayan Guarani as second language. A separate Guana (Kinikinao) is in Mato Grosso, Brazil, related to Chane of Argentina and Terena of Brazil (Arawakan, Voegelin and Voegelin 1977.284, 216, Ruhlen 1987.374, 375, Branislava Susnik). Unconfirmed reports of some Guana in Bolivia. Many live in large villages divided into two sections based on kinship, others live in scattered groups. Some intermarriage with other language groups. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Sanapana, bilingual proficiency in Paraguayan Guarani. Agriculturalists: maize, hunters, fishermen.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 MascoianLanguageA MascoianLanguage is any one of five related languages, spoken in Paraguay, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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