Itonama people

Itonama people
Itonama family photographed in 1914 by Erland Nordenskiöld
Total population
16158 (2010 census)
Languages
Spanish, formerly Itonama

The Itonama people are an ethnic group in northeastern Bolivia. They numbered 16,158 in 2012 with 1,249 people speaking the Itonama language natively.[1] Their language was considered to be extinct by 2023.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. ↑ Crevels, Mily (2023-01-30), "11 Itonama", in Epps, Patience; Michael, Lev (eds.), Volume 1 Language Isolates I: Aikanã to Kandozi-Shapra: An International Handbook, De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 483–546, doi:10.1515/9783110419405-011, ISBN 978-3-11-041940-5, retrieved 2025-10-20