Baré

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Amazonas state: Maroa town; upper Río Negro from Brazil-Venezuela border to Casiquiare Canal, extreme southwest at Colombia border.

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Language NameBaré

User Population

2 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,790 (Moore 2006).

Location

Amazonas state: Xié river area.

Alternate Names

Balé

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Many shifted to Nhengatu [yrl]. Many shifted to Portuguese [por].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.