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This paper examines the multilingual dynamics and linguistic outcomes of indigenous language contact in northwest Amazonia, particularly in the Vaupés region. It highlights the contrasts between indigenous language interactions, which focus on maintenance and limited borrowing, and colonial interactions that lead to significant language shift and borrowing. The findings emphasize the importance of understanding different linguistic ecologies and their social dynamics to accurately interpret language contact

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