Paumarí
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Palmari, Purupurú
Autonym
Pamoari
User Population
290 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 890 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Amazonas state: Purus river. 3 villages.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Dialects
Paumarm (Pammari), Kurukuru (Curucuru), Uaiai. 3 inherently intelligible dialects.
Typology
22 consonants and 6 vowels (3 short, 3 long).
Language Use
Older adults only. Shifted to Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995–2010.
In 1964 there were 96 Paumarí in 1 village. By 1994 they had increased to 700 in several villages.