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16

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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Severely Endangered

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16

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Ethnic Population

16

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

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Brazil

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Severely Endangered

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16

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2010

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-14.0847,-48.0418

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Severely Endangered

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40

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(1998 ISA)

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2009

Location and Context

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Brazil; Tocantins State, island of Bananal, and upper Tocantins River valley; Goias State, Terra Indigena Ava-Canoeiro.

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Severely Endangered

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14

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14

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14 (Moore 2006). 14 monolinguals. All speakers are monolingual. Ethnic population: 46 (2009 ISA). All speakers are monolingual. The groups in Tocantins and Goias speak different dialects, and have lived apart for over 100 years.

Year of info

2013

Location and Context

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Brazil; Tocantins State, island of Bananal, and upper Tocantins river valley; Goias State, Terra Indigena Ava-Canoeiro.

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40

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

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Brazil: Goias State and Tocantins State

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Location description

Terra Indigena Ava-Canoeiro, municaplities of Micacu and Colinas do Sul; Tocantins State in the Terra Indigena Inawebohona, in the Posto Indigena Canoana in the interior of the Javaes River on the Bananal Island, and in the municipalities of Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confusao, Sandolandia and Pium.

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Terra Indigena Ava-Canoeiro, municaplities of Micacu and Colinas do Sul; Tocantins State in the Terra Indigena Inawebohona, in the Posto Indigena Canoana in the interior of the Javaes River on the Bananal Island, and in the municipalities of Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confusao, Sandolandia and Pium.

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Two groups of Ava-Canoeiro remain uncontacted, in Goias and Tocantins.

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