Borôro

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
bor
Alternate Names
Boe, Eastern Bororo
Autonym
Boe Wadáru
User Population

1,390 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,390 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,392.

Location

Mato Grosso state: Meruri, Sangradouro, Perigera.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Bororoan
Typology

SOV; 15 consonants and 7 vowels.

Language Use

Spoken by most of the ethnic group (Crevels 2007). Some young people, all adults. Most children are learning Bororo as L1. Also use Portuguese [por], increasingly by children and young people, especially in Meruri.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1993.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Borôro
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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