Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no L1 speakers left.

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Canichana
Joaquiniano
Native to	Bolivia
Region	Beni Department
Extinct	ca. 2000
Language family	Tequiraca–Canichana? Canichana
Official status
Official language in	Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	caz
Glottolog	cani1243
ELP	Canichana
Historical distribution of the language

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It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River.^[1]

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochica language due to contact.^[2]

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Canichana.^[1]

• Llanos de Moxos (archaeology)