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1,017

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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,017

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2186

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There are 379 speakers (2008) out of a total number of 1,142 (2000) speakers in Colombia, and 638 speakers out of a total population of 1044 in Ecuador.

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Colombia and Ecuador

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,079

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Year of info

2010

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,700

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Ethnic Population

1,500

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There are 800 speakers in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa). 800 speakers are monolingual.

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Ecuador; Colombia;

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Native Speakers Worldwide

2580

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1,500 in Colombia; 1,080 in Ecuador

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

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Colombia, Ecuador

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Ethnic Population

~2250

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There are 800 speakers in Ecuador; there are 1,450 Cofan in the ethnic group in Colombia but the speaker number is unknown.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia and Ecuador

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Location description

Colombia: southeast Colombia, Department of Putumayo, on the border with Ecuador, along the rivers Guamues, Aguarico, and Churuyaco. Ecuador: Province of Sucumbios, along the Aguarico River in the settlements of Sinangue, Dorino, and Dureno and along the Bermejo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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Colombia: southeast Colombia, Department of Putumayo, on the border with Ecuador, along the rivers Guamues, Aguarico, and Churuyaco. Ecuador: Province of Sucumbios, along the Aguarico River in the settlements of Sinangue, Dorino, and Dureno and along the Bermejo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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2005

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