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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

770

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

770

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Colombia

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,800

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Ethnic Population

1,800

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Speaker number data: (SIL 2001). 10 to 20 monolinguals. 1,800 (2001 SIL). 10 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,800 (2013, no change).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Colombia;

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

550

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Instituto Caro y Cuervo 2000: 1,000-2,000; Arango y Sánchez 2004: 550; Censo 2005: 396.

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Colombia

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2005

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-0.75,-71.0

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  8. Yucuna
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