Also Known As:
Murui, Murui Witoto, Huitoto Murui, Bué, Bue, Murai, Witoto, Huitoto, Murui-Witoto
Dialects & Varieties
- Mica
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru
Location Description
Spoken in the basins of the Putumayo, Napo, and Amazonas, in the department of Loreto, in Peru.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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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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Comments on writing systems:
In 2013, the Ministry of Education established an official alphabet (Resolución Directoral No 0107-2013-ED).
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