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ALSO KNOWN AS		Waura, Uaurá, Aura, Waurá, Uaura, Uara, Mahinacu, Waurá-Meinaku
CLASSIFICATION		Arawakan, Southern Arawakan, Central
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wau
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Waurá-Mehinaku (Uara, Aura, Mahinacu): Ethnologue has Mehináku (Mehinaco, Mahinaku, Minaco) as a separate language, but said to be “somewhat intelligible with Waurá”, and Waurá is reportedly “partially intelligible with Mehináku”. Aikhenvald (1999a: 67) also has Waurá and Mehinaku as separate languages. ELCat would prefer to have a single entry for Mehinku and Waurá, but given the difference of opinion, both languages have separate entries.

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Information from: “Waurá e Mehináku: um breve estudo comparativo” (196-205) . Mori, Angel Corbera (2012)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
410
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
410
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Os Waurá, com um total de, aproximadamente, 410 pessoas (ISA, 2006). Como no caso dos Mehináku, os Waurá também são falantes ativos de língua materna, sendo o meio de comunicação diária entre todos os segmentos geracionais dessa etnia. (p.197)

[The Waura, with a total of approximately 410 persons (ISA, 2006). As in the case of Mehinaku the Waura are also active native speakers, and the means of daily communication among all generational segments of this ethnic group.]

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

em três aldeias: Piyulaga, considerada a aldeia principal, Aruák e Lupuene (POSTIGO, 2011). Essas aldeias pertencem também ao município de Gaúcha do Norte, Estado de Mato Grosso. (p.197)

[three villages: Piyulaga, considered the main village, Aruák, and Lupuene (POSTIGO, 2011). These villages also belong to the municipality of Gaucha do Norte, Mato Grosso.]

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
321
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~321
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
321
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
They seem to have come from the northwest and were the first settlers in the Xingu area. All Waurá still speak their mother tongue, which is closely related to Mehinako.

DATE OF INFO: 2002

PLACES: Brazil, Mato Grosso state, Xingu

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
321
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
321

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Brazil

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
330
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (2001 ISA)

320 (Moore 2006); ethnic population: 320 (Moore 2006) (2016).

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Mato Grosso, Xingú Park.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
240
Native speakers worldwide

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.										-13.0,-53.0
	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		330		100-999	Speaker number data: (2001 ISA) 320 (Moore 2006); ethnic population: 320 (Moore 2006) (2016).	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Mato Grosso, Xingú Park.	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		321		100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			-12.2554,-53.5899
			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	321	~321	2002	100-999	They seem to have come from the northwest and were the first settlers in the Xingu area. All Waurá still speak their mother tongue, which is closely related to Mehinako.	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Brazil, Mato Grosso state, Xingu
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			240		100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		1	2012	Waurá e Mehináku: um breve estudo comparativo		196-205			ESTUDOS LINGUÍSTICOS	41		http://etnolinguistica.wdfiles.com/local--files/artigo%3Acorbera-2012-waura/corbera_2012_waura.pdf	Mori, Angel Corbera	Mori, Angel Corbera. "Waurá e Mehináku: um breve estudo comparativo." ESTUDOS LINGUÍSTICOS 41.1 (2012): 196-205.		410	410	2006	100-999	Os Waurá, com um total de, aproximadamente, 410 pessoas (ISA, 2006). Como no caso dos Mehináku, os Waurá também são falantes ativos de língua materna, sendo o meio de comunicação diária entre todos os segmentos geracionais dessa etnia. (p.197) [The Waura, with a total of approximately 410 persons (ISA, 2006). As in the case of Mehinaku the Waura are also active native speakers, and the means of daily communication among all generational segments of this ethnic group.]	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	em três aldeias: Piyulaga, considerada a aldeia principal, Aruák e Lupuene (POSTIGO, 2011). Essas aldeias pertencem também ao município de Gaúcha do Norte, Estado de Mato Grosso. (p.197) [three villages: Piyulaga, considered the main village, Aruák, and Lupuene (POSTIGO, 2011). These villages also belong to the municipality of Gaucha do Norte, Mato Grosso.]	Brazil
			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.		321	321	2008	100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Brazil

Waurá

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

410

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

330

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240

Discussion

Waurá

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

410

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

321

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

330

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240

Discussion

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