Baure language
Endangered Arawakan language of Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bauré is an endangered Arawakan language spoken by only 40 of the thousand Baure people of the Beni Department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Some Bible portions have been translated into Bauré. Most speakers have been shifting to Spanish.
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Bauré | |
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Native to | Bolivia |
Region | Beni Department |
Ethnicity | 980 (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 20 (2010)[1] |
Arawakan
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Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | brg |
Glottolog | baur1253 |
ELP | Baure |
Baure is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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In 2010, the language had around 20 native speakers left, based on the evidence available.[2] Since Supreme Decree N.25894 in 2000, it has been considered one of the official indigenous languages of Bolivia,[3] which was included in the Political Constitution passed on 7 February 2009.[4]