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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

389

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Ethnic Population

389

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More about speakers

Note that FUNASA (2010) lists 420 (figure also cited in Povos Indígenas no Brasil (2014)).

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

389

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Year of info

2010

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-6.9264,-61.1279

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

360

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Ethnic Population

1,500

Non-monolingual speakers

Very few

More about speakers

Some also use Portuguese. (2016 unchanged.)

Year of info

2013

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Latin

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Portuguese

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

110

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Year of info

1986

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Location description

Amazonas state, along the Maici river

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Amazonas state, along the Maici river

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"The people are almost completely monolingual."

Vulnerable

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360

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Ethnic Population

360

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Most men understand Portuguese, though not all can express themselves in this language. Women understand very little Portuguese and never use it to express themselves.

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Location description

Amazonas State, Tapajos and Madeira rivers area, on the Maici River, a tributari of the Marmelos which again flows into the Madeira, Terra Indigena Piraha.

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Amazonas State, Tapajos and Madeira rivers area, on the Maici River, a tributari of the Marmelos which again flows into the Madeira, Terra Indigena Piraha.

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2005

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-7.0,-62.0

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Endangered

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150

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