Endangered Languages Project

ALSO KNOWN AS		Maijuna, Mai Huna, Maihuna, Coto, Payguaje, Payaguá, Koto, Payagua, Orejone, Mai Ja, Oregon, Orechon, Tutapi, Orejó, Koihoma, Payoguaje, Maihiki
CLASSIFICATION		Tucanoan, Western Tucanoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ore
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Nebaji
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Information from: “"The Maihiki Project [ISO-639: ore]: Documenting, describing, and revitalizing a Western Tukanoan language" NSF DEL Abstract” . Michael, Lev (2011)

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
90-100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
400

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Highly endangered.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Peruvian Amazonia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: northern Peruvian Amazonia

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the basins of the Napo and Apayacu rivers, in the region of Loreto, Peru.

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
220
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
290

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007).

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto region: Algodón, Putumayo, Sucusari, and Yanayacu rivers.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
190
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
405

DATE OF INFO: 1976 (SIL)

MORE ON VITALITY

Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007). Also use Spanish

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007). Also use Spanish

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Peru;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Loreto region, Yanayacu, Sucusari, Algodón, and Putumayo rivers.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto region, Yanayacu, Sucusari, Algodón, and Putumayo rivers.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
300

PLACES: Peru

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
190
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
220
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
290
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture.

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Department of Loreto, along the Yanayacu, Sucusari, Putumayo, and Algodon rivers.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

			Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios						Lima, Peru	http://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/	Ministerio de Cultura																Peru	Spoken in the basins of the Napo and Apayacu rivers, in the region of Loreto, Peru.
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			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																	-2.83333333333,-72.5
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			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	405	190	1976 (SIL)	100-999		Spanish	Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007). Also use Spanish	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007). Also use Spanish			Loreto region, Yanayacu, Sucusari, Algodón, and Putumayo rivers.	Peru;	Loreto region, Yanayacu, Sucusari, Algodón, and Putumayo rivers.
		2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		290	220	2007	100-999		Spanish		Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	Younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture (Crevels 2007).		13	Loreto region: Algodón, Putumayo, Sucusari, and Yanayacu rivers.	Peru
		2011	"The Maihiki Project [ISO-639: ore]: Documenting, describing, and revitalizing a Western Tukanoan language" NSF DEL Abstract							http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1065621&WT.z_pims_id=12816	Michael, Lev	Michael, Lev. 2011. ""The Maihiki Project [ISO-639: Ore]: Documenting, Describing, and Revitalizing a Western Tukanoan Language" NSF DEL Abstract." Online: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1065621&WT.z_pims_id=12816.		400	90-100		10-99		Spanish		Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	Highly endangered.	14	15	northern Peruvian Amazonia	Peru	Peruvian Amazonia
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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		200		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								-2.7674,-72.9492
		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	290	220		100-999	The younger generation has abandoned the language and most of the Orejon culture.			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Peru	Department of Loreto, along the Yanayacu, Sucusari, Putumayo, and Algodon rivers.
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			190		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona		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, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		300	100		10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Peru

Orejón

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

90-100

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

220

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

190

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

190

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

220

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Discussion

Orejón

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

90-100

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

220

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

190

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

190

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

220

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Discussion

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