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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

200

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

208

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

208

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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-10.5749,-61.5893

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Endangered

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130

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Year of info

2004

Location and Context

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Amazon region, Brazil

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

210

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Year of info

2013

Location and Context

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Brazil;

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Portuguese

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~170

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170

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Brazil

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eastern Rondonia State, in the southern part of the Terra Indigena Igarape de Lourdes, in the villages Iterap and Paygap

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eastern Rondonia State, in the southern part of the Terra Indigena Igarape de Lourdes, in the villages Iterap and Paygap

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Portuguese

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Portuguese is learned as a second language and only used in contact situations.

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2005

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-10.3333333333,-62.0

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