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Language Information By Source

Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

8,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

10,065

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

8,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

-8.1027,-57.3486

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

10,100

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from FUNASA (2002). 7,500 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 10,100 (2002 FUNASA) (2014) [no change].

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Brazil;

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

7500

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Ethnic Population

10,100 (2002)

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Year of info

2016

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Portuguese

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Used as L2 by Apinayé [apn].

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Ethnic Population

10,065

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil

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Location description

southwestern Para State, on the creeks and tributaries of the Tapajos River, Santarem, Itaituba and Jacareacanga municipalities; eastern Amazonas State, on the Canuma River, Nova Olinda Municipality, and near the Trans-Amazon highway, Municipality of Borba; northern Mato Grosso State, Rio dos Peixes area, Juara Municipality; in total on six Indigenous Lands.

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southwestern Para State, on the creeks and tributaries of the Tapajos River, Santarem, Itaituba and Jacareacanga municipalities; eastern Amazonas State, on the Canuma River, Nova Olinda Municipality, and near the Trans-Amazon highway, Municipality of Borba; northern Mato Grosso State, Rio dos Peixes area, Juara Municipality; in total on six Indigenous Lands.

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Portuguese

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Year of info

2005

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-7.0,-58.0

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