Kulina

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
cul
Alternate Names
Corina, Culina, Kulyna, Kulína, Madihá, Madija
Autonym
Madiha
User Population

3,000 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 3,500 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 3,420.

Location

Acre and Amazonas states: Juruá and Purus rivers.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Arauan
Dialects

Minor changes from Peruvian dialect.

Typology

SOV; 17 consonants and 4 vowels.

Language Use

Still spoken as L1 in remote villages, but Portuguese [por] is becoming dominant in villages near cities (Crevels 2007). Most also use Portuguese [por].

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulina
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

May still be some uncontacted groups in the Brazil-Peru border area.

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