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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,500

Domains of Use

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Ethnic Population

1525 (2006)

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Threatened

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1,500

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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-6.0317,-47.5604

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Native Speakers Worldwide

1,260

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More about speakers

(2003 FUNASA). 1,260 (2003 FUNASA). Ethnic population: 1,530 (2006 FUNASA) (2013 unchanged).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Brazil;

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Location description

Tocantins and Maranhlo states, near Tocantinopolis; 6 villages.

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Tocantins and Maranhlo states, near Tocantinopolis; 6 villages.

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Ethnic Population

1,262

Non-monolingual speakers

Most men speak Portuguese fluently; all women understand Portuguese even if they don't speak it

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Brazil, north Tocantins State

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At the confluence of the Araguaia and Tocantins rivers, 8 villages in the Terra Indigena Apinaje.

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At the confluence of the Araguaia and Tocantins rivers, 8 villages in the Terra Indigena Apinaje.

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Year of info

2005

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-5.5,-48.0

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Native Speakers Worldwide

800

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