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Nambiquaran

6 languages

Nambiquaran is a language family of 6 languages; the most are spoken in Brazil.

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The Nambikwaran languages are a language family of half a dozen languages, all spoken in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. They have traditionally been considered dialects of a single language, but at least three of them are mutually unintelligible.

The total number of speakers is estimated to be about 1,000, with Nambikwara proper being 80% of that number. Most Nambikwara are monolingual but some young men speak Portuguese. Especially the men of the Sabanê group are trilingual, speaking both Portuguese and Mamainde.

Mamaindê (250-340)

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Nambikwara Complex5
Northern Nambiquaran4
Roosevelt3

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