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The BoraLanguage is a BoranLanguage of Peru. SIL code: BOA. ISO 639-2: sai. Population: 2,000 to 2,500 in Peru (1998 SIL). Population total all countries: 2,500 to 3,000. Region: Northeast Yaguasyacu, Putumayo, Ampiyacu River area, five villages in Peru. Also spoken in Brazil, Colombia. Dialects: MIRANA. Comments: A distinct language from Bora Muinane but related. 94% intelligibility with Mirana. Dictionary. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 10% to 30%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. NT 1982. Also spoken in: Brazil. (Language name: BORA.) Alternate names: BORO. Dialects: MIRANHA (MIRANA, MIRANIA). Comments: Mirana has 94% intelligibility with Bora. 457 Miran in Brazil (1986 SIL) no longer speak the language. SOV. Riverine. NT 1982. Also spoken in: Colombia. (Language name: BORA. Population: 500 in Colombia, including 100 or more Mirana and 400 other Bora. Alternate names: BORO. Dialects: MIRANA (MIRANHA), BORA. Comments: Mirana has 94% intelligibility with Bora. The Mirana want a school. SOV. Riverine. NT 1982.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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