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CUL ISO 639-3

Kulina

Madiha Autonym

A language of Brazil

ISO 639
cul
Alternate Names
Corina, Culina, Kulyna, Kulína, Madihá, Madija
Autonym
Madiha
Population
3,000 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 3,500 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 3,420.
Location:
Acre and Amazonas states: Juruá and Purus rivers.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Arauan
Dialects
Minor changes from Peruvian dialect.
Typology
SOV; 17 consonants and 4 vowels.
Language Use
Still spoken as L1 in remote villages, but Portuguese [por] is becoming dominant in villages near cities (Crevels 2007). Most also use Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulina
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
May still be some uncontacted groups in the Brazil-Peru border area.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Culina
User Population
420 in Peru (2007 census), increasing. Primarily monolingual. Ethnic population: 420.
Location
Ucayali region: near Brazil border, upper Purus and Santa Rosa rivers.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Christian.
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Map

Location: Acre and Amazonas states: Juruá and Purus rivers.