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A Survey of the languages of the Javari River Valley, Brazil
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The 1995 Ethnologue lists an estimate of 594 speakers of the Marúbo. According to demographics illustrated on the Socioambiental web site ... in 2000, there were 1,043 Marúbo, living in four locations. This figure is more likely the accurate figure, since it is based on ongoing demographic research. This research began in 1975 and has continued at least through the year 2000. Due to population growth, the actual population total is likely even higher. (pp.9-10)

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The Marúbo villages are along the Itui and Curuça Rivers, but many live permanently in Atalaia do Norte.

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The Marúbo villages are along the Itui and Curuça Rivers, but many live permanently in Atalaia do Norte.

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-6.0968,-70.2246

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Data for the number of native speakers comes from ISA (2000). 1,250 (2006 FUNASA) (2016)

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2009

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1252

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2012

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According to the Marubos, the current-day Marubo ethnic group is composed of several tribes who spoke mutually intelligible Panoan languages ... and the language of one of these groups (tje Shainawabo people) is what the Marubos speak now, and a second language was in part retained as a ceremonial/shamanic language, called Asan ikiki by the Marubos ... However, the oral history does not match the linguistic facts, as Asan ikiki seems to actually be Marubo with substituted words, which may or may not originate from a sister language. (p.47)

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
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    http://www.oralliterature.org
  4. Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
    Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.
  5. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
    Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
    http://www.ethnologue.com/
  6. A survey of the languages of the Javari river valley, Brazil
    Anonby, Stan and David J. Holbrook. 2010. "A Survey of the Languages of the Javari River Valley, Brazil."
  7. Panoan Linguistic, Folkloristic and Ethnographic Research: Retrospect and Prospect
    Kensinger, Kenneth M. 1985. "Panoan Linguistic, Folkloristic and Ethnographic Research: Retrospect and Prospect." In South American Indian Languages: Retrospect and Prospect, edited by Harriet E. Manelis Klein. 224-285. Texas University Press.