Endangered Languages Project - Arikapú

Arikapú

^{[aka Arikapu, Aricapú, Aricapu]}

Classification: Jabutian

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Arikapu, Aricapú, Aricapu, Maxubí, Mashubi,
CLASSIFICATION		Jabutian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ark
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Hein van der Voort (2012) has shown that Mashubi (Maxubí), formerly identified as a separate language, is in fact just Arikapú.

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Information from: “Whatever happened to Mashubi? Taking a new look at Fawcett’s vocabulary” (1-20) . van der Voort, Hein (2012)

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"One elderly speaker left" (p. 1)

MORE ON VITALITY

Only one elderly speaker.

PLACES: Brazil

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(1998 SIL).

2 (2009 FUNASA). Ethnic population: 32 (2009 FUNASA) (2013).

PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Rondonia, headwaters of the Rio Branco, tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondonia, headwaters of the Rio Branco, tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Brazil, southern and western Rondonia State

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Posto Indigena Rio Guapore, Terra Indigena Rio Branco

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
32

DATE OF INFO: 2009

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Rondônia state; Rio Branco headwaters, Guaporé tributary

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
30

DATE OF INFO: 2006

PLACES: Brazil

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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