Jurúna language
Encyclopedia
The Jurúna language is spoken in Brazil. Specifically it is spoken in the North Mato Grosso
, Xingú Park. In 2001 there were 278 native speakers.
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
, Xingú Park. In 2001 there were 278 native speakers.
Further reading
- WALS Online Resources for Juruna. Haspelmath, Martin (editor); Dryer, Matthew S. (editor); Gil, David (editor); Comrie, Bernard (editor). 2008-05-01. Max Planck Digital Library (http://mpdl.mpg.de/). oai:wals.info:languoid/jrn
- Jurúna: a language of Brazil. Lewis, M. Paul (editor). 2009. SIL International (www.sil.org). oai:ethnologue.com:jur
- LINGUIST List Resources for Jurúna. Anthony Aristar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Helen Aristar-Dry, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2011-04-08. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_jur