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~32,400

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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

~32,400

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41,068

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Guyana: few speakers, 5,000 population (2000). Venezuela: 32,400 speakers, 36,068 population (2001).

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2012

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Guyana

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Vulnerable

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25,000

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2010

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8.6027,-61.3806

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28,100

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28,100 in Venezuela (2007); ethnic population: 36,129. Few in Guyana (Forte 1990); ethnic population: 5,000 in Guyana (2000 J. Forte). Few in Suriname. (Unchanged 2016.)

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2009

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Suriname; Venezuela; Guyana;

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Venezuela: Orinoco River Delta, Delta Amacuro, Sucre, Monagas. Guyana: Northwestern, at Oreala, Guyana near coast, mixed with Arawak and Carib speakers. Suriname: Near Guyana border.

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Venezuela: Orinoco River Delta, Delta Amacuro, Sucre, Monagas. Guyana: Northwestern, at Oreala, Guyana near coast, mixed with Arawak and Carib speakers. Suriname: Near Guyana border.

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2005

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9.33333333333,-61.6666666667

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