Also Known As:
Yucpa-Yaprería, Japrería, Macoíta, Yuco, Yucpa, Yuko, Yupa
Dialects & Varieties
- Coyaima
- Río Casacará (Iroka)
- Río Maracas
- Yukpa sur (Caño Padilla-La Laguna).
- At least 5 extant dialects including 2 in Venezuela.
- The Río Cascará and Río Maracas dialects are probably largest and may be separate languages.
- Venezuela dialects seem more similar to Río Maracas. (Ethnologue 2016.)
Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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.
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<11,173
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Colombia, Venezuela
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