Also Known As:
Sakirabiát, Sakirabiá, Sakirabiáp, Sakiriabar, Sakirabiák, Sakirap, Amniapa, Sakurabiat, Mekens, Mekém, Mequens, Mekem, Mequem Amniapé, Waratégaya, Amiapé
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
This collection will contain documentation of five of the most urgently endangered native languages
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Galucio, Ana Vilacy. 2014. "Argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens." Information Structure and Reference Tracking in Complex Sentences, ed. by Rik van Gijn, Jeremy Hammond, Dejan Matić, Saskia van Putten, and Ana Vilacy Galucio, 373-396. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
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.