Endangered Languages Project - Uru

Uru

^{[aka Uro, Morato, Muratu (Uru-Murato)]}

Classification: Chipaya-Uru

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Uro, Morato, Muratu (Uru-Murato), Iru-Itu, Uru-Chipaya language area, Uru of Iru-Itu, Uchumataqu, Iru-Wit'u, Chholo
CLASSIFICATION		Chipaya-Uru
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ure
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Murato (Uru-Murato Chholo) Iru Itu Uchumataqu (Uru de Irohito) Uru Chulluni
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		There is uncertainty about whether Chipaya and Uru are separate languages.

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
230
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
extinct

PLACES: Bolivia

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
590
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker numbers: (Adelaar 2004). Ethnic population: (Crevels 2007).

DATE OF INFO: 2004

Scripts (Writing system): none

PLACES: Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "La Paz Department, south tip, Lake Titicaca, Desaguadero river area; Oruro Department, Atahuallpa province."

Critically endangered

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

Critically endangered

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

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

-16.5519,-68.6645

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press