Endangered Languages Project - Yuki

Yuki

^{[aka Yuqui, Bia, Yúki]}

Classification: Tupian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yuqui, Bia, Yúki, mbiá
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guarayoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yuq
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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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
140
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
208
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There is also an uncontacted Yuki (Tupí-Guaranían) group of about four families in Bolivia in the area of the Usurinta River in the center of the Yuqui TCO, bordered by the rivers Chapare and Chimoré.

PLACES: Bolivia

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
120
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
138
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data on speaker number: (Adelaar 2000).

120 (Adelaar 2004). Ethnic population: 140 (Adelaar 2004) (2013 unchanged).

PLACES: Bolivia;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
125
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~125
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
165
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
It is said that there is yet another uncontacted nomadic group of Yuki of about fourteen persons

DATE OF INFO: 1995

PLACES: Bolívia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Department of Cochabamba, in between the rivers Chimore and Ichilo, Bia Rekuate

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
125
Native speakers worldwide

LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-16.2463,-65.0061

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