Also Known As:
Murui, Murui Witoto, Huitoto Murui, Bué, Bue, Murai, Witoto, Huitoto, Murui-Witoto
Dialects & Varieties
- Mica
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,130
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru and Colombia
Location Description
Peru, northeast, along the Napo, Ampiyacu, and Putumayo
rivers.
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
[talk given at the Amazónicas VI conference, May 24, 2016, Leticia, Colombia]
Murui (known to its s
This paper is describes the hunting avoidance speech style of the Murui, a Witoto people from southe
The Murui manguaré is composed of a pair of hollowed out hardwood logs each about 150-180cm long and