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ALSO KNOWN AS		Ayurú, Wayurú, Ajurú, Uaiora, Wajaru, Wayru, Uaioró, Ajuru
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tuparian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wyr
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Information from: “Wayoro ẽmẽto:  fonologia segmental e morfossintaxe verbal” . de Souza Nogueira, Antonia Fernanda (2011)

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
215
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A língua Wayoro não mais é falada diariamente. Apenas cinco pessoas idosas dominam completamente a língua (falantes nativos) e não há criança ou adolescente que tenha aprendido a língua, recentemente. (p.17)
[The Wayoro language is no longer spoken daily. Only 5 elderly are fully proficient in the language (native speakers) and no child or adolescent who has learned the language recently.].

DATE OF INFO: 2011

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PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Terra indígena Rio Guaporé (município de Guajará-Mirim, Estado de Rondônia, Brasil) and Rolim de Moura do Guaporé (município de Alta Floresta d’Oeste, also in Rondônia).

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
77

DATE OF INFO: 2006

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TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondônia state: Pororoca post, Guapore River.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
77

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: They live in constant contact with national society and they live among majority populations of Makurap and Jeoromitxi.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
Native speakers worldwide
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Speaker number data: (2000 SIL)

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PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Rondônia, Pororoca Post, Guapore River

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondônia, Pororoca Post, Guapore River.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
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8 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 77 (Moore 2006) (2013).

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
94

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

	2011	Wayoro ẽmẽto:  fonologia segmental e morfossintaxe verbal							Universidade de São Paulo	file:///Users/lrc25/Downloads/2011_AntoniaFernandaDeSouzaNogueira_VCorr.pdf	de Souza Nogueira, Antonia Fernanda	Nogueira, Antonia Fernanda de Souza. 2011. Wayoro ẽmẽto:  fonologia segmental e morfossintaxe verbal. Universidade de São Paulo M.A. thesis.		215	5	2011	1-9	A língua Wayoro não mais é falada diariamente. Apenas cinco pessoas idosas dominam completamente a língua (falantes nativos) e não há criança ou adolescente que tenha aprendido a língua, recentemente. (p.17) [The Wayoro language is no longer spoken daily. Only 5 elderly are fully proficient in the language (native speakers) and no child or adolescent who has learned the language recently.].		Portuguese	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15	Terra indígena Rio Guaporé (município de Guajará-Mirim, Estado de Rondônia, Brasil) and Rolim de Moura do Guaporé (município de Alta Floresta d’Oeste, also in Rondônia).	Brazil
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		80		10-99	Speaker number data: (2000 SIL)			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15	Rondônia, Pororoca Post, Guapore River.	Brazil;	Rondônia, Pororoca Post, Guapore River
	2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		77	8	2006	1-9				Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15	Rondônia state: Pororoca post, Guapore River.	Brazil
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		8		1-9	8 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 77 (Moore 2006) (2013).			Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-12.0178,-64.7534
	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	77	10		10-99		They live in constant contact with national society and they live among majority populations of Makurap and Jeoromitxi.		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			80		10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona		Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin			Crevels, Mily	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.		94	8	2006	1-9				Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Wayoró

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Discussion

Wayoró

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Discussion

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