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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

7,231

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7,231

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Columbia: Uwa-Tunebo (Uw Kuwa, U’wa) 7,231 speakers and population (2001). Venezuela: Tunebo (Uwa-Tunebo) ? speakers and population.

Year of info

2012

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Colombia (Venezuela?)

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7,231

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Year of info

2010

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6.4463, -72.0483

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,550

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Ethnologue gives 4 Tunebo languages: Tunebo, Angosturas [tnd]: 50 speakers. (50. Ethnic population: All ethnic Tunebos: 7,010 (Crevels 2007) (2013, no change).) Tunebo, Barro Negro (Eastern Tunebo) [tbn]: 300 speakers (1981). (300 (1981 SIL). Ethnic population: All ethnic Tunebos: 7,010 (Crevels 2007) (2013, no change).) Tunebo, Central [tuf]: 2,500 speakers (2000). (2,500 in Colombia (2000 SIL); ethnic population: All ethnic Tunebos: 7,010 (Crevels 2007) (2013, no change).) Tunebo, Western (U'wa, Aguas Blancas) [tnb]: 700 speakers (1998). (700 (1998). Ethnic population: All ethnic Tunebos: 7,010 (Crevels 2007). (2013, no change).) Others give only one

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Colombia

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Northern Colombia

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Northern Colombia

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3550

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Ethnologue distinguishes: Tunebo, Angosturas [tnd]: 50 speakers (50 Ethnic population). Tunebo, Barro Negro (Eastern Tunebo) [tbn]: 300 speakers (1981) (300 Ethnic population). Tunebo, Central [tuf]: 2,500 speakers (2000) (2,500 ethnic population). Tunebo, Western (U'wa, Aguas Blancas) [tnb]: 700 speakers (700 ethnic population).

Year of info

2016

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Colombia

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Spanish

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Severely Endangered

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50

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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
    Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
    http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
  3. World Oral Literature Project
    "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.
    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/