Endangered Languages Project - Canela

Canela

^{[aka Canela, Canela-Krahô, Timbira]}

Classification: Jean

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Canela, Canela-Krahô, Timbira, Krenjé, Krahó, Pukobyé, Kanela
CLASSIFICATION		Jean, Northern Je
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ram
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Apanjekra (Apanhecra Apaniekra) Ramkokamekra
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue gives Canela as a separate language from Krinkati-Timbira (with dialects Krinkati [Karakati] and Timbira).

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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
2,502
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,502 Canela (2006), 2,184 Krahô (Timbira) (2006)

DATE OF INFO: 2006

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from ISA (2001). 1,337 Ramkokamekra (2001 ISA), 458 Apanjekra (2000 ISA).

2,500 (2008 FUNASA) (2013).

PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Eastern Central Brazil.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Eastern Central Brazil.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,420
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,795
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

-6.075,-44.9121

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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