The Chapacuran languages are a nearly extinct family of indigenous languages of South America, spoken in the Rondonia state of Brazil's southern Amazon Basin and in northern Bolivia. Of its several languages, only four survive and all but Wari' are moribund: Wari' itself has about 2,700 speakers, More about 90, Oro Win about 5 and Cojubim only 3. The family divides into Moreic and Waric branches, alongside the extinct Tapakuric branch and the unclassified extinct Rocorona.
Facts
RegionRondônia in the southern Amazon Basin of Brazil and northern Bolivia 1 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed: Proto-Chapacuran (Proto-Chapakura) forms have been published (Angenot de Lima 1997, via DiACL). 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Chapacuran Languages
WikipediaLead paragraph
They are spoken in Rondônia in the southern Amazon Basin of Brazil and in northern Bolivia.
Proto-language section
Below are Proto-Chapacuran (Proto-Chapakura) reconstructions from the Diachronic Atlas of Comparative Linguistics (DiACL) online, cited from Angenot de Lima (1997).
View the Source Wikidata: Chapacuran
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