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ALSO KNOWN AS		Sakirabiát, Sakirabiá, Sakirabiáp, Sakiriabar, Sakirabiák, Sakirap, Amniapa, Sakurabiat, Mekens, Mekém, Mequens, Mekem, Mequem Amniapé, Waratégaya, Amiapé
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tuparian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		skf
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Information from: “Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens” (373-396 ch. Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens) . Galucio, Ana Vilacy (2014) John Benjamins

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2014

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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The language is one of the most endangered languages in Brazil, spoken now by only 22 people, and it is not being transmitted to the newer generations. (p. 375)

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
84 (2006)

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Brazil

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
23
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
66

DATE OF INFO: 2003

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lack of intergenerational transmission

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southeastern Rondonia, near to the headwaters of the Mekens and Verde rivers, Municipality of Cerejeira, Terra Indigena Rio Mequens

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
66
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Moore 2006)

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Rondonia State, Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens river."

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondônia State, Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens River.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25
Native speakers worldwide

		2014	Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens	Information Structure and Reference Tracking in Complex Sentences	373-396		John Benjamins		Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens		Galucio, Ana Vilacy	Galucio, Ana Vilacy. 2014. "Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens." Information Structure and Reference Tracking in Complex Sentences, ed. by Rik van Gijn, Jeremy Hammond, Dejan Matić, Saskia van Putten, and Ana Vilacy Galucio, 373-396. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.			22	2014	10-99		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	The language is one of the most endangered languages in Brazil, spoken now by only 22 people, and it is not being transmitted to the newer generations. (p. 375)	15
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.														-12.5, -61.5
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		25		10-99		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							-12.967, -61.2652
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge				Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	66	23	2003	10-99		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		lack of intergenerational transmission			Brazil	Southeastern Rondonia, near to the headwaters of the Mekens and Verde rivers, Municipality of Cerejeira, Terra Indigena Rio Mequens
	17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)			Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International			http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		66	25	2006	10-99	(Moore 2006)	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Rondônia State, Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens River.	Brazil	"Rondonia State, Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens river."
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			70		10-99		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin			Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		84 (2006)	22	2008	10-99		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Brazil

Mekéns

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

22

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

22

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

23

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Discussion

Mekéns

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

22

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

22

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

23

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25

Discussion

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