Projet Langues en danger - Boruca

Boruca

^{[également appelé Brunca,Brunka,Brúncajc]}

Classification : Chibchan

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awakening

ÉGALEMENT APPELÉ		Brunca,Brunka,Brúncajc,Brúnkajk
CLASSIFICATION		Chibchan, Isthmic
CODE DE RÉFÉRENCECODE DE LANGUE		ISO 639-3
CODE DE LANGUE		brn
TÉLÉCHARGER		En tant que csv
RESSOURCES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES		Recherche au sein de la communauté OLAC (Open Language Archives Community)

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Informations incomplètes “Boruca: behind the mask” .

Awakening
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The language experienced a revival in the 1970s when efforts for cultural preservation began."

MORE ON VITALITY

"Today, the language is taught in schools through the fifth grade."

En danger critique

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3 (Adelaar 2007). 30–35 nonfluent speakers. Ethnic population: 1,000 (1991).
Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
Communauté ethnique
1,000
SEMI-LOCUTEURS
30-35
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"3 (Adelaar 2007). 30–35 nonfluent speakers. Ethnic population: 1,000 (1991)."

DATE OF INFO: 2007

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Elderly only."

AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ

Spanish [spa]

PLACES: Costa Rica

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Puntarenas province: south coast between Playa Bonita and Golfito."

En danger critique

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5
Locuteurs natifs dans le monde

En danger critique

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
ENFANTS
0
JEUNES ADULTES
0
ADULTES
0
PERSONNES ÂGÉES
3

TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
TRANSMISSION
COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE: "Language attitude was apparently the ultimate reason for decay, as younger generations utterly despised the language. The Boruca sense of identity is in their craftsmanship, not the language." (Adelaar 2007:198)

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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