HUPDË: 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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: JUP

ISO 639-2: sai

Population	1,208 in Brazil (1995 SIL). Population total both countries 1,350.
Region	Rio Auari, northwestern Amazonas. Also spoken in Colombia.
Alternate names	'HUPDÁ MAKÚ', 'JUPDÁ MACÚ', 'MAKÚ-HUPDÁ', 'MACÚ DE TUCANO', UBDÉ
Dialects	HUPDË, TUHUP, NËHUP.
Classification	Maku.
Comments	Ruhlen and others classify it as Puinave, Macro-Tucanoan. Intelligibility among Yahup, Tuhup, and Nëhup needs investigation. Possibly 50% are bilingual in Tucano or some other Tucanoan language. They are subservient to the Tucano and other Tucanoan Indians. The name 'Macu' is offensive. Some are nomadic between Brazil and Colombia. Tropical forest.

Also spoken in:

Colombia

Language name	HUPDË
Population	150 in Colombia (1991 SIL).
Alternate names	UBDÉ, 'HUPDÁ MAKÚ', 'JUPDÁ MACÚ', 'MACÚ DE TUCANO', 'MAKÚ-HUPDÁ'
Comments	A related but separate language from Yahup. Tuhup and Nehup may be related dialects, and may be extinct. Possibly half the speakers use Tucano or another Tucano language as second language. Subservient to the Tucano and other Tucanoan Indians. The name 'Macu' is offensive. Some are nomadic between Colombia and Brazil. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Nehup, Yuhup, Tuhup. Tropical forest. See main entry under Brazil.