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ALSO KNOWN AS		Manitenere, Mashineri, Machinere, Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenerí, Manitenére, Maxinéri
CLASSIFICATION		Arawakan, Southern Arawakan, Southern Outlier
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mpd
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		For many, this is a dialect of Piro; Ethnologue considers it a separate language.

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
950
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
967
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
13 speakers out of a population of 30 in Bolivia; and 937 speakers in Brazil (2004)

PLACES: Bolivia (Amazonia) and Brazil

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 260 speakers in Brazil (ISA 1999).

940 in Brazil (2004 CPI-AC). Population total all countries: 1,080 (2013).

PLACES: Brazil; Bolivia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Acre, Sena Madureira and Assis municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Acre, Sena Madureira and Assis municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,077
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100-999
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
614
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
140 in Bolivia

DATE OF INFO: 1999

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Brazil and Colombia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Acre State and Department of Vaupés

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Terra Indígena Mamoadate in the State of Acre, in northern Brazil

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1080
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
940 in Brazil (2004), 140 in Bolivia (1994)

PLACES: Brazil; Bolivia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Brazil: Acre state: Assis and Sena Madureira municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.
In Bolivia: Pando department, Nicolás Suárez province, Bolpebra municipality, San Miguel; on the Acre River.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000 for Piro (includes "Manchineri", possible dialect of "Yine".
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Piro ... belongs to the Piro group which also includes Iñapari (†) and Apurinã. The principal variety is Yine. The Manchineri who live in Brazil (Acre) and reportedly also in Bolivia speak what may be a dialect of Yine (https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yine_language, accessed 10-11-2014).

PLACES: Brazil; Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: In Brazil: Federal State Acre at the border to Peru in the protected area Mamoadate on the bank of the Rio Yaco near municipalities Sena Madureira and Assis Brasil.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Bolivia: dDpartment Pando in the municipality Bolpebra; San Miguel community
(http://wikipedia.qwika.com/de2en/Machineri)

16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		400		100-999	There are 260 speakers in Brazil (ISA 1999). 940 in Brazil (2004 CPI-AC). Population total all countries: 1,080 (2013).		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Acre, Sena Madureira and Assis municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.	Brazil; Bolivia;	Acre, Sena Madureira and Assis municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate.
	2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			1080		1000-9999	940 in Brazil (2004), 140 in Bolivia (1994)		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	In Brazil: Acre state: Assis and Sena Madureira municipalities, Terra Indígena Mamoadate. In Bolivia: Pando department, Nicolás Suárez province, Bolpebra municipality, San Miguel; on the Acre River.	Brazil; Bolivia
		Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia								http://www.wikipedia.org/		Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. http://www.wikipedia.org/.	ll_pub		5,000 for Piro (includes "Manchineri", possible dialect of "Yine".		1000-9999	Piro ... belongs to the Piro group which also includes Iñapari (†) and Apurinã. The principal variety is Yine. The Manchineri who live in Brazil (Acre) and reportedly also in Bolivia speak what may be a dialect of Yine (https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yine_language, accessed 10-11-2014).		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	In Bolivia: dDpartment Pando in the municipality Bolpebra; San Miguel community (http://wikipedia.qwika.com/de2en/Machineri)	Brazil; Bolivia	In Brazil: Federal State Acre at the border to Peru in the protected area Mamoadate on the bank of the Rio Yaco near municipalities Sena Madureira and Assis Brasil.
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		1,077		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-10.5742,-70.4882
	2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	614		1999	100-999	140 in Bolivia	Spanish and Portuguese	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Brazil and Colombia	Acre State and Department of Vaupés
		World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			400		100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2008	Fonética e Análise Fonológico Preliminar da Língua Manxinéri							Brasil: Universidade de Brasilia		dos Santos Silva, Edineida	Dos Santos silva, Edineida. Fonética E Análise Fonológico Preliminar Da Língua Manxinéri. Master thesis, Brasil: Universidade de Brasilia, 2008.	HHOLD									Brazil	Terra Indígena Mamoadate in the State of Acre, in northern Brazil
	2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona		Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin			Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		967	950		100-999	13 speakers out of a population of 30 in Bolivia; and 937 speakers in Brazil (2004)		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Bolivia (Amazonia) and Brazil

Maxineri

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

950

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,077

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-999

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1080

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000 for Piro (includes "Manchineri", possible dialect of "Yine".

Discussion

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Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

950

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,077

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100-999

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1080

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000 for Piro (includes "Manchineri", possible dialect of "Yine".

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