Nivaclé

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NameNivaclé
Name (Indigenous)Axluslay
Alternate Name(s)Chulupi
Axluxlay
Guisnai
Nivaklé
Ashlushlay
Language Codecag
Macro LanguageN
Language FamilyMatacoan
DescriptionThere are about 16,350 speakers of Nivâle in Paraguay and 553 speakers in Argentina. Some scholars mention five varieties of Nivaĉle, but there has been significant movement and intermarriage so that even in a single modern location Nivaĉle people may not always speak the same.

(Alejandra Vidal, 2019)
CountriesArgentina
Chile
Paraguay
Language PIDailla:119559

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