Paumarí | Ethnologue

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: pad
Alternate Names: Palmari, Purupurú
Autonym: Pamoari
Population: 290 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 890 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Amazonas state: Purus river. 3 villages.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Arauan
Dialects: Paumarm (Pammari), Kurukuru (Curucuru), Uaiai. 3 inherently intelligible dialects.
Typology: 22 consonants and 6 vowels (3 short, 3 long).
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995–2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Paumarí
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: In 1964 there were 96 Paumarí in 1 village. By 1994 they had increased to 700 in several villages.

Location: Amazonas state: Purus river. 3 villages.