Endangered Languages Project - Leco

Leco

^{[aka Leko, Lapalapa, Chuncho Aleniano]}

Classification: Isolate

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Leko, Lapalapa, Chuncho Aleniano, Leko, Rik'a, Ateniano
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate, South American
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lec
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Leko” (287-331 ch. Leko) . Van de Kerke, Simon (2009) , by Mily Crevels and Pieter Muysken · Plural Editores

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
some
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"los lekos han logrado sobrevivir como grupo indígena, aunque han perdido su lengua" (p 288)
"siguen viviendo unos semihablantes" (p. 288)
[the Lecos have managed to survive as an indigenous group, although they have lost their language]
[some semispeakers are still alive].

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A few semispeakers remain.

PLACES: Bolivia

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Bolivia

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
80
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. van de Kerke (2001). The number for the ethnic population is from Adelaar (2000).

PLACES: Bolivia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Lake Titicaca east; Apolo area; scattered on Mapiri-Kaka river in Karura, Candelaria, Tutilimundi, and Uyapi; Coroico river in Trapichiponte in KeleKelera; Pucasucho, Inca, Trinidad, Mulihuara, Chirimayo, Muiri, Ilipana Yuyo, Munaypata, Irimo, Correo, Santo Domingo.

Severely endangered

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

Severely endangered

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

SEMI SPEAKERS
80

PLACES: Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Department of La Paz, provinces of Franz Tamayo, Nor-Yungas, Caranavi y Larecaja, municipalities of Apolo and Guanay, Trapiche Ponte.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20-132
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
4,186
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20 (mid 1990s) / 132 (2001 census)

PLACES: Bolivia;

Severely endangered

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

Dormant
The Leco from north of La Paz were considered to have disappeared by the end of the twentieth century. The Leco language was still spoken two or three generations ago on the Mapiri’s banks .
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Bolivia; On the Mapiri River’s banks .

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2800

DATE OF INFO: speakers 2001, ethnic populations 2001

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Speakers 60 and older.

PLACES: Bolivia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Lake Titicaca east; Apolo area; scattered on Mapiri-Kaka river in Karura, Candelaria, Tutilimundi, and Uyapi; Coroico river in Trapichiponte in KeleKelera; Pucasucho, Inca, Trinidad, Mulihuara, Chirimayo, Muiri, Ilipana Yuyo, Munaypata, Irimo, Correo, Santo Domingo.

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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