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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

984

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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

984

Domains of Use

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Speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

2,327

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Paraguay

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Government support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other languages used

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-22,-59

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

785

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Paraguay;

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Location description

Presidente Hayes Department, between Anaconda to the north and La Palmera to the south.

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Presidente Hayes Department, between Anaconda to the north and La Palmera to the south.

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

980

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2270

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

Paraguay

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Other languages used

Enlhet [enl], Enxet [enx], Paraguayan Guaraní [gug]

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More on context

Many youth speak only Guaraní.

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

914

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2,271

Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

"El censo de 2002 registra un total de 2.271 sanapaná, de los cuales 914 hablan el sanapaná en su hogar." (The 2002 census registers a total of 2,271 Sanapaná, of whom 914 speak Sanapaná at home.)

Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~785

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Ethnic Population

1,065

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Paraguay

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Location description

Department of Presidente Hayes, Pozo Colorado (La Esperanza and Nueva Promesa) and Menno districts, Department of Alto Paraguay, District of Fuerte Olimpo.

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Department of Presidente Hayes, Pozo Colorado (La Esperanza and Nueva Promesa) and Menno districts, Department of Alto Paraguay, District of Fuerte Olimpo.

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

6,900

Domains of Use

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