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ALSO KNOWN AS		Parecís, Paressí, Ariti, Pareche, Paresi, Parecis, Haliti, Paretí, Arawak
CLASSIFICATION		Arawakan, Southern Arawakan, Central
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pab
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wáymare Kozárene Kaxínti or Kazíniti Warére and Káwali
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Information from: “"Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Reference Grammar of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)" NSF DEL Abstract” . Epps, Patience (2011)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,200
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,290
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from ISA (1999).

2,000 (2008 Administração Executiva Regional Tangara da Serra) (2016).

PLACES: Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Western Mato Grosso, on the Jubá, Guaporé, Verde, Papagaio, Burití, and Juruena rivers, in 15–20 villages.

Unclear
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,293
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The Parei are closely related to the Saraveca of Bolivia.

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: western Mato Grosso State, on the Juba, Guapore, Verde, Papagaio, Buritı and Juruena rivers, Terra Indıgena Est. Parecis, Terra Indıgena Estivadinho, Terra Indıgena Figueiras, Terra Indıgena Juininha, Terra
Indıgena Pareci, Terra Indıgena Rio Formoso, Terra Indıgena Umutina, and Terra Indıgena Utiariti.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,995
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,000?
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Em 2008, os Paresí contavam com cerca de 2.005 indivíduos que se distribuíam em aldeias nas diversas Terras Indígenas.

[In 2008, the Paresí had about 2,005 individuals who were distributed en villages in different Indigenous Territories.]

DATE OF INFO: 2012

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondônia, Mato Grosso,

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

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"There are some situations in which the Paresi need to use the dominant language, such as when they have to go to the city to request health services, to receive payments or in other situations. One example of this is that Portuguese has been used in the schools as the language of oral instruction; before only the written Portuguese materials were used.

The exposure to Brazilian culture that Paresi have experienced within the last generation has led to extreme changes in their culture and in linguistic styles and registers, which may be considered as a stage preceding a more profound language endangerment. For example, certain genres of ritual languages such as the shamanic offerings to their deities are known only by a few elders."

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press		New York					2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													-14.0,-57.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		1,290		1000-9999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from ISA (1999). 2,000 (2008 Administração Executiva Regional Tangara da Serra) (2016).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Western Mato Grosso, on the Jubá, Guaporé, Verde, Papagaio, Burití, and Juruena rivers, in 15–20 villages.	Brazil;
			Povos Indígenas no Brasil			Ricardo, Fany Pantaleoni and Bruno Belivaqua Aguilar		2014		Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)		http://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/povo/kaixana				2,000?	1,995	2012	1000-9999	Em 2008, os Paresí contavam com cerca de 2.005 indivíduos que se distribuíam em aldeias nas diversas Terras Indígenas. [In 2008, the Paresí had about 2,005 individuals who were distributed en villages in different Indigenous Territories.]	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Rondônia, Mato Grosso,	Brazil
		2011	"Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Reference Grammar of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)" NSF DEL Abstract									http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1123943&WT.z_pims_id=12816	Epps, Patience	Epps, Patience. 2011. ""Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Reference Grammar of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)" NSF DEL Abstract." Online: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1123943&WT.z_pims_id=12816.			2,000		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Mato Grosso State, Brazil
		2014	A reference grammar of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)								University of Texas at Austin		Ana Paula Barros Brandão				2000		1000-9999		Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"There are some situations in which the Paresi need to use the dominant language, such as when they have to go to the city to request health services, to receive payments or in other situations. One example of this is that Portuguese has been used in the schools as the language of oral instruction; before only the written Portuguese materials were used. The exposure to Brazilian culture that Paresi have experienced within the last generation has led to extreme changes in their culture and in linguistic styles and registers, which may be considered as a stage preceding a more profound language endangerment. For example, certain genres of ritual languages such as the shamanic offerings to their deities are known only by a few elders."	12
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing		Paris			http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub		1,000		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-14.3525,-58.0174
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge						Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	1,293	Unclear	1999		The Parei are closely related to the Saraveca of Bolivia.					Brazil	western Mato Grosso State, on the Juba, Guapore, Verde, Papagaio, Buritı and Juruena rivers, Terra Indıgena Est. Parecis, Terra Indıgena Estivadinho, Terra Indıgena Figueiras, Terra Indıgena Juininha, Terra Indıgena Pareci, Terra Indıgena Rio Formoso, Terra Indıgena Umutina, and Terra Indıgena Utiariti.
			World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			1,200		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Paresí

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Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,290

Unclear

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,995

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2000

Discussion

Paresí

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,290

Unclear

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,995

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2000

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