Resígaru

E619679

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Resígaro 4
Resígaru canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (24)

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 ⓘ
intergenerationalTransmission largely interrupted ⓘ
knowledgeSource linguistic field reports ⓘ
languageFamily Arawakan ⓘ
linked to: Arawakan languages
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 ⓘ
status severely moribund ⓘ
threat language shift to dominant regional languages ⓘ
UNESCOEndangermentCategory critically endangered (approximate) ⓘ
writingSystem primarily oral tradition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Resígaro people → ethnicity → Resígaro ⓘ
linked to: Resígaru
Maipurean → hasLanguage → Resígaro ⓘ
linked to: Resígaru
Upper Orinoco subgroup of Arawakan → hasMemberLanguage → Resígaro ⓘ
linked to: Resígaru
Maipurean (Arawakan) → includesLanguage → Resígaro ⓘ
linked to: Resígaru