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ALSO KNOWN AS		Culino, Culiña, Culinha, Kulino, Cuniba, Curina, Madiha, Kulína, Madihá, Madija, Corina, Kulina, Kulyna, Kurina, Kollina, Korina
CLASSIFICATION		Arawan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cul
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Not to be confused with Kulina [xpk] (a Panoan language of the Pano-Takanan family).

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Information from: “Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios” . Ministerio de Cultura

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2854
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 417 speakers in Peru (2007 Census) and 2,437 speakers in Brazil (Rodrigues 1986).

DATE OF INFO: 2007, 1986

PLACES: Peru; Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken at the mouth of the Curanja River and at the headwaters of the Purús and Yurúa rivers, in the province of Atalaya, Ucayali Region, Peru; and by the Alto Purús, Alto Yurúa, Bajo Yurúa, Jutaí, Itacoaí, and Curuçá rivers in the states of Acre and Amazonas, Brazil

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~400
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~400
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are about 400 speakers in Peru, possibly more in Brazil.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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There are 2 bilingual schools with 3 teachers. All children acquire the language.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

About 10% speak some Spanish and they have little contact with Spanish speakers. Brazilian merchants often visit them.

PLACES: Peru and Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Peru, along the Upper Purús River.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,940
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
3,500 in Brazil (2006 ISA). Population total all countries: 3,900 (2016).

PLACES: Brazil; Peru;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Amazonas and Acre states, on Juruá and Purus rivers.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Amazonas and Acre states, on Juruá and Purus rivers.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,303
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,500
Native speakers worldwide

			Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios					Lima, Peru	http://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/	Ministerio de Cultura				2854	2007, 1986	1000-9999	There are 417 speakers in Peru (2007 Census) and 2,437 speakers in Brazil (Rodrigues 1986).		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Peru; Brazil	Spoken at the mouth of the Curanja River and at the headwaters of the Purús and Yurúa rivers, in the province of Atalaya, Ucayali Region, Peru; and by the Alto Purús, Alto Yurúa, Bajo Yurúa, Jutaí, Itacoaí, and Curuçá rivers in the states of Acre and Amazonas, Brazil
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.															-6.0,-70.5
	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		2,940		1000-9999	3,500 in Brazil (2006 ISA). Population total all countries: 3,900 (2016).		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Amazonas and Acre states, on Juruá and Purus rivers.	Brazil; Peru;	Amazonas and Acre states, on Juruá and Purus rivers.
	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		4,500		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							-9.6224,-70.7958
		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	~400	~400		100-999	There are about 400 speakers in Peru, possibly more in Brazil.	About 10% speak some Spanish and they have little contact with Spanish speakers. Brazilian merchants often visit them.	Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	There are 2 bilingual schools with 3 teachers. All children acquire the language.	10		Peru and Brazil	Peru, along the Upper Purús River.
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			1,303		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Culina

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2854

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,940

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,303

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,500

Discussion

Culina

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2854

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,940

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,303

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,500

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