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Kovareka language

Kovareka is an extinct and poorly known Bororoan language of Bolivia, spoken at the Santa Ana de Velasco mission. It is known from only 19 words collected by Alcide d'Orbigny. It is most closely related to Kuruminaka.

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Kovareka
Covareca
Native toBolivia
Extinctafter 1839
Bororoan
  • Bororo group
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Kovareka is an extinct and poorly known Bororoan language of Bolivia, spoken at the Santa Ana de Velasco mission.1 It is known from only 19 words collected by Alcide d'Orbigny.2 It is most closely related to Kuruminaka.3

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  1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Wilbert, Johannes (ed.). Classification of South American Indian Languages (PDF) (4th ed.). Latin American Center, UCLA: Latin American Center, University of California Los Angeles. p. 239. ISBN 9780879031077.
  2. "Linguistique Bolivienne: Le groupe Otukè (Créqui-Montfort & Rivet 1912) - Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú". www.etnolinguistica.org. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  3. Camargos, Lidiane Szerwinsk (2014-02-07). Consolidando uma proposta de Família Linguística Boróro : contribuição aos estudos histórico-comparativos do Tronco Macro-Jê (Thesis).