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Is it spoken north of the Amazon River?
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Is it an isolate?
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No, but it's relatives are poorly-attested.
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Is it part of the Chaco linguistic area?
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I'm a bit out of ideas, but maybe someone else has a guess?
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Does it have either OSV or OVS word order?
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Is it spoken in the nation of Brazil?
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No, and no.
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If this language is technically spoken in (or adjacent to) Amazonia, is it spoken in the western half?
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Yes, it is indeed spoken in (or adjacent to) the western half.
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Is it a language of Peru?
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Is it Quechua?
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Is it Aymara?
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Also no.
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Is it a member of either language's family?
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