Also Known As:
Baniwa, Baniva, Baniva do Içana, Suicí, Ualiperi, Siusi, Baniua do Içana, Maniba, Baniba, Issana, Dakenei, Karútana-Baniwa, Karútana-Baniva, Baniba, Baniua do Içana, Kohoroxitari
Dialects & Varieties
- Karutana (Carútana)
- Baniwa
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
610
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
5150
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"More parents are putting their children in schools. In rural areas, teacher use L1 most of the time; in urban areas, Portuguese [por] is used"
Location and Context
Countries
Venezuela; Brazil; Colombia;
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
Rural schools
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Nhengatu, Portuguese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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