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Native Speakers Worldwide

19,000

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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

19,000

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

19,961

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

19,000

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-20.2841,-55.4638

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

8,439

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Ethnic Population

25,737

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

24,265 speak Portuguese at home. Note that Socioambiental (2014) estimated a total population of 16,000 in 2001.

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

15,000

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Ethnic Population

16,000

Non-monolingual speakers

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Speaker number data: (1991 SIL) 15,800 (Moore 2006); ethnic population: 16,000 (2001) (2013).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil;

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Location description

Mato Grosso do Sul. 20 villages and 2 cities

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Mato Grosso do Sul. 20 villages and 2 cities

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-20.0,-56.0

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