Yukpa
[aka Yucpa-Yaprería, Japrería, Macoíta]Classification: Cariban
·vulnerable
Classification: Cariban
·vulnerable
Yucpa-Yaprería, Japrería, Macoíta, Yuco, Yucpa, Yuko, Yupa |
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
11,173
3,651 speakers (and ethnic population) in Colombia (2001); fewer than the 7,522 of its total ethnic population speak it in Venezuela.
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
> 4,000
Most adults are still monolingual, but the younger generation is becoming more and more bilingual in Spanish
Zulia State, Cesar region, northern part of the Sierra de Perija, on the border with Colombia, approximately between the rivers Palmar in the north and Tucuco in the south
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
In Colombia: 3000, ethnic population 3530.
In Venezuela: 3020, ethnic population 10,000.
Spanish
In Colombia: Cesar department: Augustín Codazzi municipalit7; municipalities north and south, Colombia-Venezuela border in Serranía de Perijá mountain range. Río Casacará dialect in Agustín Codassi municipality along Casacará River and Caño Iroka. Yukpa sur dialect, Becerril municipality.
In Venezuela: Zulia state: Cesar region, north Sierra de Perijá, on the Colombia border, between Palmar River north and Tucuco River south.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
3,530
1,500 in Colombia (2000 Moreno). Ethnic population 3,530 (Arango and Sánchez 1998).