Carapana

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Vaupés department: Cano Tí (tributary of middle Vaupés river) and upper Pirá-Paraná and Papurí rivers.

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Brazil

Language NameKarapanã

User Population

63 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 63 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Amazonas state: Pari-Cachoeira and São Gabriel.

Alternate Names

Carapana, Carapanã, Mextã, Muteamasa, Ukopinõpõna

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Many also use Portuguese [por].