Machinere

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A language of Brazil

Alternate Names

Machineri, Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenerí, Manitenére, Manxinéri, Maxinéri

User Population

940 in Brazil (2004 CPIAC). Total users in all countries: 953.

Acre state: Assis and Sena Madureira municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.

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Western Central Brazil

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Maipurean, Southern, Southern Outlier, Piro, Piro

Distinct from Yine [pib] (Piro) in Peru. The Manitenére dialect may be different from Machinere.

13 consonants and 5 vowels.

Shifting to Portuguese [por].

Language Development

NT: 2008.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Machinere

Latin script [Latn].

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Bolivia

Language NameMachinere

User Population

13 in Bolivia (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 30 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Pando department: Nicolás Suárez province, Bolpebra municipality, San Miguel; on Acre river.

Alternate Names

Machineri, Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenerí, Manitenére, Maxinéri

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Settled in San Miguel, a rubber plantation managed by Brazilians with whom they speak Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007) (Crevels 2007).

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