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

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2791

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The 2001 census registered 389 speakers of Itonama, while today no more than one elderly speaker remains (p. 173).

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2012

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Bolivia;

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The 2001 census registered 389 speakers of Itonama, while today no more than one elderly speaker remains (p. 173).

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2010

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-13.6246,-63.5668

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Severely Endangered

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10

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Ethnic Population

5,090

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from Crevels (2000). Data for the ethnic population is from Adelaar (2000). 5 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 2,940 (2006 PIB) (2013).

Year of info

2009

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Bolivia;

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~5,090

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The number of the ethnic group must be considerably lower than the 5,090 registered by the 1994 Indigenous Census, since group membership rather than ethnicity seems to have played a crucial role in this census. Thus, anyone born in Magdalena – or anywhere else in the Province of Itenez for that matter – is considered to be, or considers himself to be Itonama, including whites, mestizos and criollos.

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2007

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2005

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-12.8333333333,-64.3333333333

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