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ALSO KNOWN AS		Nadobo, Nadëb, Nadeb Macu, Makú Nadëb, Makunadöbö, Anodöub, Kabori, Kabari, Xiriwai, Xuriwai, Nadöbo, Kaburí language area, Kaburi
CLASSIFICATION		Nadehup, Eastern Makuan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mbj
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Nadëb do Roçado Nadëb do Rio Negro (Kuyawi/Kuyabi)
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Some sources have a Nadëb branch composed of two languages. Martins and Martins (1999: 253) have a branch called “Nadëb-Kuyawi”, composed of Nadëb and Kuyawi; Campbell (2012:96) has a Nadëb branch that includes Roçado Nadëb and Rio Negro Nadëb; and Crevels (2012:185) has Kuyabi as a separate language from Nadëb. However Martins (2005:17-18) show that there are not two separate languages but two dialects, Nadëb do Roçado and Nadëb do Rio Negro (this latter one the same as Kuyawi. The Nadëb language can be divided into three dialects: the dialect of Bua-bua Parana in Lake Jutaí, the dialect of Roçado (Uneiuxi River with its highest concentration in the community of Roçado) and the Rio Negro dialect. The Rio Negro dialect is also known for Kuyawi (Matins 2005:18).

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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

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
370
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
370
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Crevels distinguishes Nadëb (350 speakers) from Kuyabi (Kuyawi) (20 speakers).

DATE OF INFO: 2012

PLACES: Brazil

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
300 (1986 SIL)

400 (Moore 2006). Deb, a separate ethnic group from the Nadëb, now reclaiming their identity by using Nadëb. 280 Deb (2008 M. Rodriquez), 580 Nadëb (2009 FUNASA); wthnic population: 850 (2010 S. Anonby). (2014)

DATE OF INFO: 1986

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Vigorous. Those living near Santa Isabel are reported to be partially assimilated into local Brazilian culture and may be losing their native language. Those in Riacho Escondido are all full speakers (Crevels 2007). (2014)

PLACES: Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Amazonas, 3 locations on the Uneiuxi River: a tributary of the Rio Negro River, on Japurá River and Rio Negro.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<300
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Estimates of the number of Nadëb do not exceed 300 individuals.
140 for the Nadëb do rio Negro dialect

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Os Nadëb habitam vários sítios localizados na foz e às margens do rio Uneiuxi, afluente da margem direita do rio Negro e às margens do lago Jutaí do paraná Boá-Boá, no rio Japurá. Alguns dos Nadëb vivem espalhados do grupo. Geralmente casados com caboclos ou vivem em outras tribos (Martins 2005:18).
[The Nadëb live in several places located at the mouth and on the Uneiuxi River, right bank tributary of the Rio Negro and the shores of Lake Jutaí the Boa-Boa Parana on the Japurá River. Some of Nadëb live scaattered from the group. Usually married mestizos or live with other tribes.]

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.											-1.0,-66.5
		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		300	1986	100-999	300 (1986 SIL) 400 (Moore 2006). Deb, a separate ethnic group from the Nadëb, now reclaiming their identity by using Nadëb. 280 Deb (2008 M. Rodriquez), 580 Nadëb (2009 FUNASA); wthnic population: 850 (2010 S. Anonby). (2014)	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Vigorous. Those living near Santa Isabel are reported to be partially assimilated into local Brazilian culture and may be losing their native language. Those in Riacho Escondido are all full speakers (Crevels 2007). (2014)	Amazonas, 3 locations on the Uneiuxi River: a tributary of the Rio Negro River, on Japurá River and Rio Negro.	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		350		100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-1.9771,-67.0166
	LOT Dissertation Series		2005	Reconstrução Fonológica do Protomaku Oriental					104		Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam		Valteir Martins	Martins, Valteir. Reconstrução Fonológica Do Protomaku Oriental. PhD thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2005.	HHOLD		<300		100-999	Estimates of the number of Nadëb do not exceed 300 individuals. 140 for the Nadëb do rio Negro dialect	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Os Nadëb habitam vários sítios localizados na foz e às margens do rio Uneiuxi, afluente da margem direita do rio Negro e às margens do lago Jutaí do paraná Boá-Boá, no rio Japurá. Alguns dos Nadëb vivem espalhados do grupo. Geralmente casados com caboclos ou vivem em outras tribos (Martins 2005:18). [The Nadëb live in several places located at the mouth and on the Uneiuxi River, right bank tributary of the Rio Negro and the shores of Lake Jutaí the Boa-Boa Parana on the Japurá River. Some of Nadëb live scaattered from the group. Usually married mestizos or live with other tribes.]	Brazil
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			300		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.		370	370	2012	100-999	Crevels distinguishes Nadëb (350 speakers) from Kuyabi (Kuyawi) (20 speakers).	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Brazil

Nadëb

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Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

370

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<300

Discussion

Nadëb

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Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

370

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

300

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<300

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