Endangered Languages Project - Munichi

Munichi

^{[aka Muniche, Paranapura, Otonabe]}

Classification: Isolate

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dormant

ALSO KNOWN AS		Muniche, Paranapura, Otonabe, Otanave, Munichino
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate, South American
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		myr
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “A Sketch of Muniche Segmental and Prosodic Phonology” (307-347) . Michael, Lev, Stephanie Farmer, Gregory Finley, Christine Beier, and Karina Sullón Acosta. (2013)

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
3 rememberers
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
None of the approximately ten remaining rememberers of Muniche are fully fluent (by their own judgment), but 3 of them retain significant knowledge of the language (p. 307).

DATE OF INFO: 2008

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None of the approximately ten remaining rememberers of Muniche are fully fluent (by their own judgment), but 3 of them retain significant knowledge of the language (p. 307).

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: In Munichis, located in the southwestern part of the departament of Loreto.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
?
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
According to SIL (1988), only three speakers of Munichi remained and the language was thought to be on the brink of extinction, but in 2008 eight speakers were located. (p. 213.)

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Peru

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1988).

(2013 unchanged.)

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Loreto region, Paranapura River, Muniches town.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto region, Paranapura River, Muniches town.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1988

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Department of Loreto, village of Muniches on the Paranapura River.

Scripts (Writing system): none
More on Orthography: no official alphabet

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the Paranapura river basin, in the department of Loreto, in Peru.

Dormant
Ø
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
3
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
No known L1 speakers.
Three semi-speakers, ages 60–90; 10 remember but not fluent Michael et al 2013).

DATE OF INFO: 2013

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto region: Muniches on Paranapura River.

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing