Kulina

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
cul
Alternate Names
Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, Madija
Population

3,500 in Brazil (2006 ISA). Population total all countries: 3,900.

Location

Acre, on Juruá and Purus rivers. Also in Peru (Culina).

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Arauan
Dialects

Minor changes from Peruvian dialect.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Still spoken as L1 in remote villages, but Portuguese [por] is becoming dominant in villages near cities (2007).

Language Development
Bible portions: 1965–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulina
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

May still be some uncontacted groups in the Brazil-Peru border area.

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