Saraveca language

Saraveca (Xaray)^[1] is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave.^[2][3] By 1962, most people have switched to Chiquitano.^[4]

Saraveca
Sarave, Xaráy
Native to	Bolivia
Region	Eastern lowlands
Ethnicity	Sarave(ca)
Extinct	after 2000 possibly some rememberers
Language family	Arawakan Southern ? Paresí–Xingu Paresí Saraveca
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sar
Glottolog	sara1331
ELP	Saraveca

Numbers

It is said^[5][6] to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, although quinary systems exist. To some extent this is also an areal feature of other South American languages; many form their numbers 6–9 as "five + one", "five + two" and so on.

Saraveca numerals^[2]

Number	Saraveca
one	atia
two	iñama
three	anahama
four	azarakapa
five	ara-piaiče