Endangered Languages Project - Guarayu

Guarayu

^{[aka Guarayú, Chapacura, Guarayo]}

Classification: Tupian

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Guarayú, Chapacura, Guarayo, Guapore, Tapacura, Huachi, Maré, Iten, Guarayu, "Guarayo", Ñañañe
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guarayoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gyr
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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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
8,433
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
11,953

PLACES: Bolivia (eastern Bolivia)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,933
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,930
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
9,860

DATE OF INFO: 2004 (speakers); 2006 (population); unchanged 2016 ed.

MORE ON VITALITY

Used by all ages.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Guarayu teachers in schools

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Northeast Guarayos river area, Ascensión de Guarayos, Urubichá, Salvatierra, San Pablo, Yaguarú y Yotaú, El Puente, Nueva Jerusalén, El Verano, Santa María, Cururú, Momené, Surucusi, San José Obrero, Cerro Chico, Cerro Grande, Cachuela, Puerto Ñuflo de Chávez."

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-15.919,-62.8747

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing