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1,118

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

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,118

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Ethnic Population

1,118 (2001)

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,118

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

2.6028,-72.3999

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,000

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

2,000

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Year of info

2013

Location and Context

Countries

Northern Colombia

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Location description

Meta and Guaviare departments, Upper Guaviare River.

Government support

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Institutional support

"Taught in primary schools in most villages."

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

Latin

Other writing systems

Meta and Guaviare departments, Upper Guaviare River.

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Other languages used

Spanish

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,118

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Instituto Caro y Cuervo 2000: 1,000; Arango y Sánchez 2004: 1,118; Censo 2005: 617

Year of info

2010

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Ethnic Population

1,060

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Colombia

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Location description

Colombia, east, Department of Guaviare, on the upper course of the Guaviare, to the east of San Jose del Guaviare in Barrancon, Barranco Salado, Barranco Colorado or Barrranco Alto or Bellavista, Barranco Ceiba, Laguna Araguato, Laguna Barajas, Macuare and La Fuga.

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Colombia, east, Department of Guaviare, on the upper course of the Guaviare, to the east of San Jose del Guaviare in Barrancon, Barranco Salado, Barranco Colorado or Barrranco Alto or Bellavista, Barranco Ceiba, Laguna Araguato, Laguna Barajas, Macuare and La Fuga.

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

2.83333333333,-72.0

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,237

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