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.)
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
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.