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ISO 639-3 · mbcmbc
Cariban family
Macushi
Macushi is a language of the Cariban branch, spoken in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Wikidata counts about 9,600 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mbc- Glottocode
macu1259- Family
- Cariban
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Macushi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Macushi language |
| All speakers | 9,600 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Cariban to Macushi
The branches above Macushi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
22CaribanfamilymbcMacushilanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafebzsBrazilian Sign Languageunclassified · 3 m5 · DevelopingvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopingguuYanomamöYanomaman · 16,2005 · DevelopingterTerênaunclassified · 16,0007 · ShiftingwapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · Threatened