BOR ISO 639-3
Borôro
Boe Wadáru Autonym
A language of Brazil
- ISO 639
- bor
- Alternate Names
- Boe, Eastern Bororo
- Autonym
- Boe Wadáru
- Population
- 1,390 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,390 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,392.
- Location:
- Mato Grosso state: Meruri, Sangradouro, Perigera.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Bororoan
- Typology
- SOV; 15 consonants and 7 vowels.
- Language Use
- Spoken by most of the ethnic group (Crevels 2007). Some young people, all adults. Most children are learning Bororo as L1. Also use Portuguese [por], increasingly by children and young people, especially in Meruri.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1993.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Borôro
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Santa Cruz department: Ángel Sandoval province.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bolivia
Language Name
Borôro
User Population
2 in Bolivia (2004 S. Anonby), decreasing.
Map
Location: Mato Grosso state: Meruri, Sangradouro, Perigera.
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