Marubo

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
mzr
Alternate Names
Kaniuá, Marova, Maruba
Autonym
Yora
User Population

1,980 (2019). Ethnic population: 2,000 (2014 SESAI).

Location

Amazonas state: headwaters of Ituí and Curuçá, near the Peru border; large groups in Atalaia do Norte city; smaller groups in towns of Cruzeiro do Sul and Guajará.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Panoan, Mainline, Shipibo
Dialects

None known. No comprehension of Matsés (Mayoruna) [mcf] reported. Possibly intelligible of Panoan Katukína [knt].

Typology

SVO in unmarked clauses, morphologically agglutinative, mostly dependent marking.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used in texting and on amateur radio. Used by all. Many also use Portuguese [por], especially youth. Portuguese is used in communication with outsiders by most men, and understood by some women.

Language Development

Schools taught by Marubo teachers only. Taught as subject in some primary schools in grades 1–5. Bible portions: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marubo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].