Jurúna
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ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Iuruna, Jaruna, Yudya, Yurúna
Population
280 (Moore 2006). 1 speaker left in the Terra Indígena Paquiçamba in 1989; 35 ethnic group members in the TI Paquiçamba (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 360 (2006 FUNASA).
Location
North Mato Grosso, Xingú park, near mouth of the Maritsauá-Mitau river, 2 villages. Pará, Altamira, Terra Indígena Paquiçamba.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Vigorous. In Xingú Park most adult men speak Portuguese [por], about half the women understand it. Elders are less fluent in Portuguese but younger generations all speak it (Crevels 2007).
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