Endangered Languages Project - Piratapuyo

Piratapuyo

^{[aka Uaíana, Waíana, Uaicana]}

Classification: Tucanoan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Uaíana, Waíana, Uaicana, Waikino, Uainana, Waikina, Uaiana, Pira-Tapuya, Uaikena, Waikhara, Waina, Uiquina, Wanano-Piratapuyo
CLASSIFICATION		Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pir
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Piratapuyo [pir] is very close to Wanano [gvc] linguistically but ethnically distinct (the two groups do not intermarry).

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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

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,330
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
20,63
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 700 speakers out of a total ethnic population of 1,433 people (2005) in Brazil, and 630 speakers (from 630 ethnic populations) in Colombia (2001).

DATE OF INFO: 2005 in Brazil, 2001 Colombia.

PLACES: Brazil and Colombia

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,070
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
620 in Brazil (SIL 1986).

PLACES: Colombia; Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Northwestern Amazonas, in Terra Indígena Rio Negro, Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro I, Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro II, and Terra Indígena Rio Téa.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,300
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,068
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1880
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
1430 in Brazil; 450 in Colombia

DATE OF INFO: 2005 Brazil, 2007 Colombia

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Reportedly similar to Guanano [gvc] but ethnically distinct. The two groups do not intermarry. 75% intelligibility of Guanano.

PLACES: Brazil, Colombia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Brazil: Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro I, Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro II, Terra Indígena Rio Negro, Terra Indígena Rio Téa.
In Colombia:
Vaupés department: Yavarate municipality, Papurí and lower Vaupés rivers; most near Roman Catholic mission at Teresita.

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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