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ALSO KNOWN AS		Iquita, Ikito, Amacacore, Hamacore, Quiturran, Puca-Uma
CLASSIFICATION		Zaparoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		iqu
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Pintuyacu
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Kaufman (2007:69) has Iquito-Cahuarano as a single language; others have the 2 as separate languages.

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) Mouton de Gruyter

Severely endangered

Uncertain
25
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
25
YOUNG ADULTS
25 (all over 30 years of age)
ELDERS
25 (all fluent speakers)
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Iquito is seriously endangered with 25 fluent speakers, all over 60 years of age, and another 25 passive speakers, all over 30 years of age.

DATE OF INFO: 2012

PLACES: Peru

Severely endangered

Uncertain
22-6
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
230

DATE OF INFO: 2007

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Department of Loreto, Province of Maynas, on the Nanay River, to the northwest of Iquitos, in San Antonio de Pintoyacu, Atalaya, and Saboya.

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Peru, Department of Loreto, Province of Maynas, on the Nanay River, to the northwest of Iquitos, in San Antonio de Pintoyacu, Atalaya, and Saboya.

Severely endangered

Uncertain
25
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2003

PLACES: Peruvian Amazon

DATE OF INFO: 2005

Severely endangered

Uncertain
25
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2010

Severely endangered

Uncertain
35
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
35 (2002 SIL), decreasing. 1 monolingual. Ethnic population: 500.

MORE ON VITALITY: decreasing

PLACES: Peru;

Severely endangered

Uncertain
35
Native speakers worldwide

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0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			Comrie, Bernard , Matthew S. Dryer, David Gil & Martin Haspelmath (eds.). 2005. The World Atlas of Language Structures. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199255911	ll_pub													-3.25,-74.0
				Ethnologue: Languages of the World		M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	500		35	10-99	35 (2002 SIL), decreasing. 1 monolingual. Ethnic population: 500.				Severely Endangered (Uncertain)	decreasing	Peru;
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger			Christopher Moseley	UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas		Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub			25	10-99					Severely Endangered (Uncertain)				-3.6449,-74.1577
		2003	"Iquito Language Documentation Project" HRELP Abstract						http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=20	Nora England	England, Nora. 2003. ""Iquito Language Documentation Project" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=20.				25	10-99					Severely Endangered (Uncertain)		Peruvian Amazon
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	230		22-6	10-99				Portuguese	Severely Endangered (Uncertain)		Peru	Department of Loreto, Province of Maynas, on the Nanay River, to the northwest of Iquitos, in San Antonio de Pintoyacu, Atalaya, and Saboya.
													~230		22-6	1-9					Critically Endangered (Uncertain)	In the 1990's all the monolingual speakers and many of the bilingual speakers of Iquito died of malaria.	Peru	Peru, Department of Loreto, Province of Maynas, on the Nanay River, to the northwest of Iquitos, in San Antonio de Pintoyacu, Atalaya, and Saboya.
			World Oral Literature Project						www.oralliterature.org		World Oral Literature Project. www.oralliterature.org				35	10-99					Severely Endangered (Uncertain)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking.	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234		Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.			25 (all over 30 years of age)	25	10-99	Iquito is seriously endangered with 25 fluent speakers, all over 60 years of age, and another 25 passive speakers, all over 30 years of age.	25	25 (all fluent speakers)		Severely Endangered (Uncertain)		Peru

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