Japreria

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A language of Venezuela

ISO 639-3
jru
Alternate Names
Yapreria
User Population

170 (2002 census). 10 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 160 (2011 census).

Location

Zulia state: north Sierra de Perija.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).

Classification
Cariban, Yukpa, Yucpa-Yapreria
Dialects

None known. Not inherently intelligible with other Carib languages of the area (1973 M. Durbin). Lexical similarity: 60% with Yukpa [yup] (2009 W. Largo and J. Morales).

Typology

14 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Threatened by exogamous marriages. Home, work. Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa]. Also use Yukpa [yup].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 0%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Japreria
Other Comments

Possibly came from the Yukpas in central Colombia.