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ALSO KNOWN AS		Makuráp, Makurápi, Macuráp, Macurapi, Massaka, Kurateg, Makurape, Macurap, Macurape
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tuparian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mpu
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Information from: “Povos Indígenas no Brasil” . Ricardo, Fany Pantaleoni and Bruno Belivaqua Aguilar ·

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
75

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

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Segundo a lingüista Alzerinda de O. Braga, o português é hoje a língua de comunicação cotidiana entre a população jovem. Dos 75 Makurap que viviam no PI Guaporé no final da década de 1990, 45 ainda falavam a língua Makurap. Esta também é falada por muitos membros mais velhos dos outros grupos indígenas da região. Nas “chichadas” (festas com consumo coletivo de bebida fermentada de milho), os velhos dançam, brincam e falam em macurap independente de seu grupo étnico.

[According to linguist Alzerinda O. Braga, Portuguese is now the language of everyday communication among young people. Of the 75 Makurap who lived in PI Guapore at the end of the 1990s, 45 still speak Makurap. It is also spoken by many older members of other indigenous groups of the region. In "chichadas" (parties with collective consumption of fermented corn drink), the old people dance, play and speak in Macurap regardless of their ethnic group.]

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Portuguese

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Os Makurap vivem em Terras Indígenas localizadas no estado de Rondônia e em algumas cidades vizinhas.

[The Makurap live in Indigenous Territories in the state of Rondônia and in some neighboring towns.]

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
130 (Crevels 2007)
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(de Olivera Braga 1992)

DATE OF INFO: 1992

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"Mainly older adults."

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Rondonia State, Pororoca post, Branco, Guaporé and Mequéns rivers."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
114
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
130
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The Makurap language used to be a lingua franca in southwestern Rondoˆnia during a number of decades in the twentieth century.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Rondonia, Terra Indigena Rio Branco, Posto Indigena Rio Guapore, Guajara-Mirim

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
381

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil

		Povos Indígenas no Brasil			Ricardo, Fany Pantaleoni and Bruno Belivaqua Aguilar		2014		Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)	http://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/povo/kaixana				75	45		10-99		Portuguese	Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Segundo a lingüista Alzerinda de O. Braga, o português é hoje a língua de comunicação cotidiana entre a população jovem. Dos 75 Makurap que viviam no PI Guaporé no final da década de 1990, 45 ainda falavam a língua Makurap. Esta também é falada por muitos membros mais velhos dos outros grupos indígenas da região. Nas “chichadas” (festas com consumo coletivo de bebida fermentada de milho), os velhos dançam, brincam e falam em macurap independente de seu grupo étnico. [According to linguist Alzerinda O. Braga, Portuguese is now the language of everyday communication among young people. Of the 75 Makurap who lived in PI Guapore at the end of the 1990s, 45 still speak Makurap. It is also spoken by many older members of other indigenous groups of the region. In "chichadas" (parties with collective consumption of fermented corn drink), the old people dance, play and speak in Macurap regardless of their ethnic group.]	14	13	Os Makurap vivem em Terras Indígenas localizadas no estado de Rondônia e em algumas cidades vizinhas. [The Makurap live in Indigenous Territories in the state of Rondônia and in some neighboring towns.]	Brazil
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		50		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							-12.1682, -63.0285
	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	130	50		10-99	The Makurap language used to be a lingua franca in southwestern Rondoˆnia during a number of decades in the twentieth century.	Portuguese	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Brazil	Southwestern Rondonia, Terra Indigena Rio Branco, Posto Indigena Rio Guapore, Guajara-Mirim
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.		130 (Crevels 2007)	45	1992	100-999	(de Olivera Braga 1992)		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Mainly older adults."				Brazil	"Rondonia State, Pororoca post, Branco, Guaporé and Mequéns rivers."
		World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			114		100-999			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.		381	50	2006	10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Brazil

Makurap

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Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

45

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

45

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

114

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Discussion

Makurap

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

45

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

45

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

114

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

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