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1,922

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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,922

Domains of Use

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Transmission

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Ethnic Population

1922

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,000

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

10.9196,-73.4985

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1850

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Ethnic Population

1850

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(Unchanged 2016).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Colombia;

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,922

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

No data

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Arango y Sánchez 2004: 1,922; Censo 2005: 10,703

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~1,850

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Ethnic Population

~1,850

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia

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Location description

Colombia, Department of Cesar, to the northeast of Valledupar, bordering the departments of Guajira and Magdalena, on the northeastern slope of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, between the Guatapuri, Barcino, Guamaca, Cesar and Badillo rivers.

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Colombia, Department of Cesar, to the northeast of Valledupar, bordering the departments of Guajira and Magdalena, on the northeastern slope of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, between the Guatapuri, Barcino, Guamaca, Cesar and Badillo rivers.

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The Damana are dispersed over twenty-six communities.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

11.0,-73.5

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,225

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