URU: a language of Bolivia

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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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

ISO 639-2: sai

Population In 1965 there were 5 to 10 (1998 R. Olson SIL). 
Region Department of Oruro, Province of Atahuallpa, near Lake Titicaca, near where the Desaguadero River comes out of Titicaca, near Iruitu.
Alternate names   MORATO, MURATU
Classification Uru-Chipaya.
Comments Bilingualism in Spanish, Aymara. A few older people 20 years ago. The others were assimilated to Spanish or Central Aymara. Those at the south end of Lake Poopo spoke only Aymara and Spanish 15 years ago. May be extinct. Nearly extinct.

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