Abstract

The Amazonian language Resigaro was heavily influenced by the unrelated, neighboring Bora language. Bora influence involves cultural assimilation, some loanwords, and heavy morphological borrowing. What social circumstances lead to this influence? This paper reviews our current knowledge about the cultural and linguistic features that Resigaro borrowed from Bora and interprets these as reflecting a particular social history involving bilingualism and ceremonial exchange.

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