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ALSO KNOWN AS		Mitua, Mandauaca, Mandawaka, Ihini, Arihini, Maldavaca, Cunipusana, Yavita, Mandawáka, Mitua,
CLASSIFICATION		Arawakan, Northern Arawakan, Upper Amazon
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mht
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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

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Mandahuaca is sometimes considered a dialect of Baré. It is not clear how big the ethnic group is, since the figure of 3,000 that used to be cited (e.g. Gaceta Indigenista 1975) probably included Baré, Baniva, and Mandahuaca. It is possible that today the language is extinct in Venezuela and it probably became extinct in the 1990s in Brazil, where speakers have shifted to Nheengatu (Ñengatú). (p. 217)

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Mandahuaca: It is possible that today the language is extinct in Venezuela and it probably became extinct in the 1990s in Brazil, where speakers have shifted to Nheengatu (Ñengatú). (p. 217).

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nheengatu

PLACES: Brazil; Venezuela

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3,003
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,000
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"3,000 in Venezuela" (Gaceta Indigenista 1975).

(Population 3000 [2016].)

DATE OF INFO: 1975

PLACES: Venezuela

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Colombia border, extreme southwest, Amazonas, east of Baré [bae] language area on Baria River and Casiquiare canal.

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											1.428,-66.9287
	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.			0?			Mandahuaca is sometimes considered a dialect of Baré. It is not clear how big the ethnic group is, since the figure of 3,000 that used to be cited (e.g. Gaceta Indigenista 1975) probably included Baré, Baniva, and Mandahuaca. It is possible that today the language is extinct in Venezuela and it probably became extinct in the 1990s in Brazil, where speakers have shifted to Nheengatu (Ñengatú). (p. 217)	Nheengatu	Dormant ()	Mandahuaca: It is possible that today the language is extinct in Venezuela and it probably became extinct in the 1990s in Brazil, where speakers have shifted to Nheengatu (Ñengatú). (p. 217).		Brazil; Venezuela
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	3,000	3,003	1975	1000-9999	"3,000 in Venezuela" (Gaceta Indigenista 1975). (Population 3000 [2016].)		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Colombia border, extreme southwest, Amazonas, east of Baré [bae] language area on Baria River and Casiquiare canal.	Venezuela

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