Rikbaktsa
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Aripaktsá, Canoeiro, Erigbaagtsá, Erigpactsá, Erigpaktsá, Erikbaktsá, Erikbatsá, Erikpatsá, Orelhas de Pau, Rikpakcá, Rikpaktsá
Autonym
Rikbaktsa
User Population
40 (2010 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,120 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Mato Grosso and Amazonas states: confluence of Sangue and Juruena rivers, Japuira on the east bank of the Juruena between Arinos and Sangue rivers; Posto Escondido on Juruena west bank 700 km north. 9 villages, 14 settlements.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Typology
SOV; 14 consonants and 14 vowels (7 oral, 7 nasal).
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2000.
Distinct from Avá-Canoeiro [avv] and Kanoé [kxo].