Also Known As:
Ipuriná, Kangite, Apurinã, Ipurina, Apurinã, Ipurinãn, Popengare, Cangaiti, Cacharary
Dialects & Varieties
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.)
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,780
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
4,087 (FUNASA 2003), 6,990 (FUNASA 2010)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Brazil;
Location Description
Northwest Mato Grosso State; Amazonas State, scattered over the Purus River from Rio Branco to Manaus.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
Apurinã belongs to the Arawak family, with a few hundreds of speakers scattered along the tributarie
Interview with an Apurinã Cacique, talking about the importance of preserving the Amazon; his cultu
Video made by a high school teacher and her students in Brasil.