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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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~88,799

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88,812

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Emberá (Pede Epenã, Epérã Pedée, Colombia 88,747 speakers, 88,747? population Emberá (Pede, Chamí, Catío, Katío, Sambú) (2001). Ecuador: 52 speakers, 65 population Epera Pedede (Êpera, Epena Pedee, Siapedie, Emberá, Emberá del Sur, Emberá Chami).

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2012

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5,510

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Ethnic population: Total Embera in Colombia: 71,000 (Arango and Sánchez 1998)

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2009

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~71,410

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The ethnic group in Colombia is approximately 71,410; there are more in Ecuador.

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2007

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Colombia and Ecuador

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Colombia, Department of Antioquia: mainly on the banks of the Murrı´ and its tributaries; Department of Co´rdoba: on the banks of the San Jorg; on almost all the big rivers, especially in the river basins of the Atrato and the Baudo´, along the Middle and Upper San Juan, and in the Tado´ area; Department of Risaralda: on the Camı´ River (Chami); Department of Cauca: on the Saija and its small tributaries; Department of Caldas: along the network of rivers in the Dabeiba region (tributaries of the San Juan River); Department of Nariño: on the Morondo´ and Satinga rivers.

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Colombia, Department of Antioquia: mainly on the banks of the Murrı´ and its tributaries; Department of Co´rdoba: on the banks of the San Jorg; on almost all the big rivers, especially in the river basins of the Atrato and the Baudo´, along the Middle and Upper San Juan, and in the Tado´ area; Department of Risaralda: on the Camı´ River (Chami); Department of Cauca: on the Saija and its small tributaries; Department of Caldas: along the network of rivers in the Dabeiba region (tributaries of the San Juan River); Department of Nariño: on the Morondo´ and Satinga rivers.

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2005

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5.0,-76.0

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
    Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
    http://www.ethnologue.com/
  3. South America
    Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
  4. Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
    Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.
  5. The World Atlas of Language Structures
    2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
  6. Embera
    Aguirre Licht, Daniel. 1999. "Embera." 208: München: Lincom.
  7. Caudmont, Jean. 1955, 1956, 1956. .In Revista Colombiana de Antropología, 4, 5, 5: 273-284, 53-69, 71-108.
  8. Greffenstein, C. 1878. .In ZfE, X: 135-138.