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Clause chaining, switch reference and nominalisations in Aguaruna (Jivaroan)
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

~55,000

Domains of Use

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Transmission

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Peru

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Location description

In the Marañón River basin in Amazonas, northern Peru.

Government support

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In the Marañón River basin in Amazonas, northern Peru.

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

39,000

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-4.3464,-77.8271

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Year of info

Location and Context

Countries

Peru

Coordinates

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Location description

Spoken in the basins of the Marañón, Comaina, Potro, Nieva, Cenepa, and Morona rivers, in the regions of Amazonas, Cajamarca, San Martín and Loreto, Peru.

Government support

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Script (Writing system)

Latin

Other writing systems

Spoken in the basins of the Marañón, Comaina, Potro, Nieva, Cenepa, and Morona rivers, in the regions of Amazonas, Cajamarca, San Martín and Loreto, Peru.

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No data

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

38,300

Domains of Use

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More about speakers

Speaker numbers increasing.

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Peru;

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Location description

Amazonas, Loreto, Cajamarca, and San Martin regions; upper west Marañon River area; Potro, Mayo, and Cahuapanas rivers.

Government support

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Amazonas, Loreto, Cajamarca, and San Martin regions; upper west Marañon River area; Potro, Mayo, and Cahuapanas rivers.

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Other languages used

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Almost no monolinguals.

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

53,600

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

Peru

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Other languages used

Spanish

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Used by Spanish and Quechua speakers in the area

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

55,366

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

55,366

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Peru

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

39,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Ethnic Population

39000

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Location description

Peru, the high jungle in the northern part of the spurs of the Andes, mostly along the Marañon River and its tributaries.

Government support

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Institutional support

Bilingual education program

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Peru, the high jungle in the northern part of the spurs of the Andes, mostly along the Marañon River and its tributaries.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-5.0,-78.0

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

38,290

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