ELP ID
9731
ELP Language
Omagua
Speaker Number
100-999
Ethnic Population
997
Public Comment
Until recently it was thought that Omagua speakers above 40 years of age used to understand their parents, but no longer speak the language themselves. According to Lev Michael (p.c. 2010), however, in Peru only two speakers still remain today (possibly more in Brazil).Few people out of an ethnic population of 347 people speak this language while 2 people speak it in Peru.
Source
Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
Preferred
Off
Speaker Number Text
few?
Speaker Number Range
100-999