Endangered Languages Project - Bororo

Bororo

^{[aka Boe, Borôro, Bororo proper]}

Classification: Bororoan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Boe, Borôro, Bororo proper, Eastern Bororo, Western Bororo, Borro
CLASSIFICATION		Bororoan
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bor
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,392
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2007 ISA

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Spoken by most of the ethnic group. Most children are learning Bororo as L1. Increasing Portuguese use by children and young people, especially in Meruri.

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Mato Grosso. 3 main villages: Meruri, Sangradouro, Perigera.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,390
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
850
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

-15.5172,-53.1024

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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