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7,900

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

7,900

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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In Brazil about 400 people and in Colombia about 7,500 people speak Kubeo.

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil; Colombia;

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Government support

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Standard orthography

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

Portuguese, Spanish

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

5,150

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

1.5,-70.5

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,000

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Year of info

2011

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil, Colombia

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Location description

on the Uaupes (Vaupés) River and its tributaries along the border of Brazil and Colombia

Government support

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on the Uaupes (Vaupés) River and its tributaries along the border of Brazil and Colombia

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Other languages used

Portuguese, Spanish

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,800

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More about speakers

"6,650 in Colombia (2001). 10% monolinguals." 6,100 in Colombia (Civallero 2008), increasing. Population total all countries: 6,260. 610 monolinguals (2103).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil; Colombia;

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Location description

Vaupes Department, Vaupés, Cuduyari, Querarí rivers and tributaries; possibly some in Guainía Department.

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Vaupes Department, Vaupés, Cuduyari, Querarí rivers and tributaries; possibly some in Guainía Department.

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,797-6,847

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Ethnic Population

7028

Non-monolingual speakers

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There are 150- 200 speakers out of a total ethnic population of 381 people in Brazil (2005) and 6647 speakers in Colombia (2001).

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil and Colombia

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Ethnic Population

~6,035

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia

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Location description

Colobmia: southeast, Department of Vaupes, northwestern Vaupes River area, on the Vaupes, Cuduyari and Querari rivers.

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Colobmia: southeast, Department of Vaupes, northwestern Vaupes River area, on the Vaupes, Cuduyari and Querari rivers.

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The Cubeo language and culture have remained largely intact.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

1.33333333333,-70.5

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6,150

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