Japreria

A language of Venezuela

ISO 639: jru
Alternate Names: Yapreria
Population: 170 (2002 census). 10 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 160 (2011 census).
Location:: Zulia state: north Sierra de Perija.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).
Classification: Cariban, Yukpa, Yucpa-Yapreria
Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible with other Carib languages of the area (1973 M. Durbin). Lexical similarity: 60% with Yukpa [yup] (2009 W. Largo and J. Morales).
Typology: 14 consonants and 6 vowels.
Language Use: Threatened by exogamous marriages. Home, work. Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. Most also use Spanish [spa]. Also use Yukpa [yup].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 0%.
Other Comments: Possibly came from the Yukpas in central Colombia.

Location: Zulia state: north Sierra de Perija.