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- Nheengatu
ISO 639-3 · yrlyrl
Tupian family
Nheengatu
ñe'engatú
Nheengatu is a language of the Tupi–Guarani branch (Tupian), spoken in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Wikidata counts about 8,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of South America”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yrl- Glottocode
nhen1239- Family
- Tupian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 28 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nheengatu · ñe'engatú |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nhengatu, Nheengatu language, yrl |
| All speakers | 8,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tupian to Nheengatu
The branches above Nheengatu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Brazil
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