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MZR ISO 639-3

Marubo

A language of Brazil

ISO 639
mzr
Alternate Names
Kaniuá, Marova, Maruba
Population
1,980 (2019). Ethnic population: 2,000 (2014 SESAI).
Location:
Amazonas state: headwaters of Ituí and Curuçá, near the Peru border; large groups in Atalaia do Norte city; smaller groups in towns of Cruzeiro do Sul and Guajará.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Panoan, Mainline, Shipibo
Dialects
None known. No comprehension of Matsés (Mayoruna) [mcf] reported. Possibly intelligible of Panoan Katukína [knt].
Language Use
Vigorous. Used in texting and on amateur radio. Used by all. Many also use Portuguese [por], especially youth. Portuguese is used in communication with outsiders by most men, and understood by some women.
Language Development
Schools taught by Marubo teachers only. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 2019.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marubo
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Constituent order in Marubo is AOV/SVO in unmarked clauses. Morphologically agglutinative. Mostly dependent marking, (Smith 2021).

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Location: Amazonas state: headwaters of Ituí and Curuçá, near the Peru border; large groups in Atalaia do Norte city; smaller groups in towns of Cruzeiro do Sul and Guajará.