APURINÃ: a language of Brazil

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: APU

ISO 639-2: sai

Population 2,000 (1994 SIL). 
Region Amazonas, Acre; scattered over a thousand miles of the Purus River from Rio Branco to Manaus.
Alternate names   IPURINÃN, KANGITE, POPENGARE
Classification Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Purus.
Comments OSV. Traditional religion, Christian. Bible portions 1993.

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