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5253

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Year of info

2011

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Brazil; Peru

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

10,000

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2010

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-10.3581,-71.5869

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Peru; Brazil

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Spoken in the basins of the Curanja and Purús rivers in Purús Province in Ucayali Region, Peru, as well as in the basin of the Santa Rosa river in the state of Acre, Brazil.

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Spoken in the basins of the Curanja and Purús rivers in Purús Province in Ucayali Region, Peru, as well as in the basin of the Santa Rosa river in the state of Acre, Brazil.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

2000

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Ethnic Population

5000

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1,600 [speakers] in Peru (2003).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Brazil; Peru;

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Ucayali Region, Curanja and Purus rivers.

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Ucayali Region, Curanja and Purus rivers.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1150

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2400

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750 in Peru (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 1,000 (Crevels 2007). 400 in Brazil (2003). Ethnic population: 1,400 (2000 ISA).

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

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Peru, Brazil

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Spanish in Peru, Portuguese in Brazil

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Native Speakers Worldwide

5,457

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5457

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4500 speakers in Brazil and 957 speakers in Peru.

Year of info

2012

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750-1,000 speakers in Peru (more in Brazil)

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Peru and Brazil

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Peru, along the rivers Curanja and Purus.

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Bilingual schools, but sometimes the teachers are not native speakers of the language.

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Peru, along the rivers Curanja and Purus.

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2005

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-10.5,-71.8333333333

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2,000

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