Endangered Languages Project - Nambikwara

Nambikwara

^{[aka Nambiquara, Southern Nambikwara,]}

Classification: Nambikwaran

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nambiquara, Southern Nambikwara
CLASSIFICATION		Nambikwaran
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nab
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Manduka Khithaulhu Halotesu Saxwentesu Wakalitesu Serra Azul Hahaintesu Wasusu Alatesu Waikisu Galera
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Cf. Southern Nambikuaran: languages or dialects.

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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

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
721
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
721
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Listed as Southern Nambikwara

PLACES: Brazil

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
720
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
720

DATE OF INFO: 2006

MORE ON VITALITY

Vigorous. Positive attitude.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Portuguese

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Mato Grosso state: along Porto Velho-Cuiabá highway. 10 villages.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,145
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Number of speakers for all Nambikwara languages.

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: western Mato Grosso, Terra Indıgena Nambikwara; southeastern
Rondonia State, Vilhena.

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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