Resígaru

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Resígaru is an indigenous Arawakan language of the Amazon region, now critically endangered with only a few remaining speakers.

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Resígaru canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arawakan language
endangered language
indigenous language
language
classificationStatus poorly documented
continent South America
culturalRole carrier of traditional knowledge
marker of indigenous identity
documentationLevel very limited
endangermentStatus critically endangered
ethnolinguisticGroup Indigenous peoples of the Amazon NERFINISHED
intergenerationalTransmission largely interrupted
knowledgeSource linguistic field reports
languageFamily Arawakan NERFINISHED
linguisticTypology Arawakan typological features (uncertain due to limited data)
numberOfSpeakers few remaining speakers
region Amazon region
revitalizationNeed urgent
riskOfExtinction imminent without intervention
spokenIn South America NERFINISHED
status severely moribund
threat language shift to dominant regional languages
UNESCOEndangermentCategory critically endangered (approximate)
writingSystem primarily oral tradition

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