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ALSO KNOWN AS		Matis, Mayoruna-Matsés
CLASSIFICATION		Pano-Tacanan, Mayoruna
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mpq
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Information from: “A Survey of the languages of the Javari River Valley, Brazil” . Anonby, Stan, and David J. Holbrook (2010) Summer Institute of Linguistics

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>280
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The Ethnologue lists 120 speakers of Matís. The Socioambiental web site lists 239 for this group in 2000 (http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/verbetinho/Matis.htm). According to FUNASA (Government Health Department), as reported by one of their employees, there are now 280 Matís (Emsheimer, personal communication, Feb. 1, 2007). The higher figure is likely more accurate since most of these groups appear to be increasing." (pp.11-12)

PLACES: Brazil

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The Matís live in two villages in the middle portion of the Itui River. These villages are located
at the points where Igarape Beija-Flor and Igarape Aurelio (igarape means ‘stream’) meet the
Itui River. They live in close proximity to the Marúbo and interact with them and the Korubo. (p.11)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
322
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
322

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Brazil, Peru

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
240
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
320 (2008 ISA) (2014)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Amazonas, Javari Valley, Municipality of Atalaia do Norte, on the border with Peru.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Amazonas, Javari Valley, Municipality of Atalaia do Norte, on the border with Peru.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
322
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Brazil

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
120
Native speakers worldwide

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.											-4.41666666667,-70.25
		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		240	2000	100-999	320 (2008 ISA) (2014)	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Amazonas, Javari Valley, Municipality of Atalaia do Norte, on the border with Peru.	Brazil;	Amazonas, Javari Valley, Municipality of Atalaia do Norte, on the border with Peru.
		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		322		100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Brazil		-6.1405,-70.664
	Summer Institute of Languages: SIL Electronic Survey Report		2010	A Survey of the languages of the Javari River Valley, Brazil				Summer Institute of Linguistics		http://www.pnglanguages.org/silesr/2010/silesr2010-003.pdf	Anonby, Stan, and David J. Holbrook	Anonby, Stan, and David J. Holbrook. "A Survey of the languages of the Javari River Valley, Brazil." Summer Institute of Languages: SIL Electronic Survey Report. (2010).			>280		100-999	"The Ethnologue lists 120 speakers of Matís. The Socioambiental web site lists 239 for this group in 2000 (http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/verbetinho/Matis.htm). According to FUNASA (Government Health Department), as reported by one of their employees, there are now 280 Matís (Emsheimer, personal communication, Feb. 1, 2007). The higher figure is likely more accurate since most of these groups appear to be increasing." (pp.11-12)	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	The Matís live in two villages in the middle portion of the Itui River. These villages are located at the points where Igarape Beija-Flor and Igarape Aurelio (igarape means ‘stream’) meet the Itui River. They live in close proximity to the Marúbo and interact with them and the Korubo. (p.11)	Brazil
				World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			120		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.		322	322	2008	100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Brazil, Peru

Matís

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>280

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

322

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

322

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

120

Discussion

Matís

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>280

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

322

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

322

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

120

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