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Native Speakers Worldwide

23,983-24,083

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Language Information By Source

Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

23,983-24,083

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers

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Ethnic Population

28,057-28,157

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil, Guyana

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Government support

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Standard orthography

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

20,500

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

5.1347,-61.853

Location description

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Government support

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6160

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Second-language speakers

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Child speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

22,270

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

(6010 [2016].)

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Venezuela; Brazil; Guyana;

Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

about 20,000

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

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Government support

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

5.33333333333,-62.0

Location description

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Government support

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,154

Domains of Use

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