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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,721

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2,721

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,721

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-11.7275,-65.0061

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2381

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2562

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,930

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Ethnic Population

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More about speakers

Speaker number data: (1998 ISA) 1,930 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 2,720 (2006 FUNASA) (2016).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil;

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Location description

Rondônia. 7 villages

Government support

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Rondônia. 7 villages

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~1,930

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

1,930

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil, Rondonia State

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Location description

Terra Indigena Igarape Lage, Terra Indigena Ribeirão, Terra Indigena Rio Negro/Ocaia, Terra Indigena Pacaas-Novas, Terra Indigena Sagarana

Government support

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Terra Indigena Igarape Lage, Terra Indigena Ribeirão, Terra Indigena Rio Negro/Ocaia, Terra Indigena Pacaas-Novas, Terra Indigena Sagarana

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-11.3333333333,-65.0

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,833

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