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ALSO KNOWN AS		Noanamá, Huaunana, Woun Meu, Waun Meo, Waumeo, Wounmeu, Wounaan, Noanama, Noenama, Nonama, Chocama, Chanco
CLASSIFICATION		Chocoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		noa
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Information from: “Morfosintaxis del waunana a partir de un texto tradicional” (59-90) . Murillo Miranda, José Manuel (2012)

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~13,000
Native speakers worldwide
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About 3,000 speakers in Colombia; some 10,000 speakers in Panama.

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Los propios hablantes manifiestan que en todas las comunidades la lengua está en peligro de perderse, pues ya no lo hablan los jóvenes. p.61-62.
[The speakers themselves state that in all the communities the language is in danger of being lost, that the youth do not speak it.]

PLACES: Colombia; Panama

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Se ubica en las provincias de Darién, Panamá, y en el departamento de Chocó en Colombia.
[It is located in the provinces of Darién, Panama and in the Chocó department in Colombia.]

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
3,000 in Panama.

4,000 in Colombia (Aikhenvald 2007). Population total all countries: 10,800. Ethnic population: 7,970 (Crevels 2007) (2013).

PLACES: Colombia; Panama;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southeast Panama, lowlands. Colombia: San Juan River basin.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Choco Department, banks of middle and lower San Juan River, especially north of Buenaventura; small areas in Valle del Cauca.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17,882
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,000?
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
14,000?

PLACES: Panama, Colombia

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,177 (for Colombia only)
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
8,177 in Colombia

PLACES: Colombia

			2010	"Collaborative Research: Documenting Wounmeu (NOA)" NSF DEL Abstract								http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0966046&WT.z_pims_id=12816	Kennedy, Elizabeth	Kennedy, Elizabeth. 2010. ""Collaborative Research: Documenting Wounmeu (NOA)" NSF DEL Abstract." Online: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0966046&WT.z_pims_id=12816.		14,000?	14,000?	10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Panama, Colombia
0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.												4.0,-77.0
	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		6,000	1000-9999	3,000 in Panama. 4,000 in Colombia (Aikhenvald 2007). Population total all countries: 10,800. Ethnic population: 7,970 (Crevels 2007) (2013).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Choco Department, banks of middle and lower San Juan River, especially north of Buenaventura; small areas in Valle del Cauca.	Colombia; Panama;	Southeast Panama, lowlands. Colombia: San Juan River basin.
	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		17,882	10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						8.2984,-78.1018
		51	2012	Morfosintaxis del waunana a partir de un texto tradicional		59-90			Letras	1			Murillo Miranda, José Manuel	Murillo Miranda, José Manuel. "Morfosintaxis del waunana a partir de un texto tradicional." LETRAS 1.51 (2012): 59-90.			~13,000	10000-99999	About 3,000 speakers in Colombia; some 10,000 speakers in Panama.	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Los propios hablantes manifiestan que en todas las comunidades la lengua está en peligro de perderse, pues ya no lo hablan los jóvenes. p.61-62. [The speakers themselves state that in all the communities the language is in danger of being lost, that the youth do not speak it.]	Se ubica en las provincias de Darién, Panamá, y en el departamento de Chocó en Colombia. [It is located in the provinces of Darién, Panama and in the Chocó department in Colombia.]	Colombia; Panama
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			6,000	1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			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.		8,177 in Colombia	8,177 (for Colombia only)	1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Colombia

Waunana

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~13,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,882

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000?

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8,177 (for Colombia only)

Discussion

Waunana

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~13,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17,882

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000?

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8,177 (for Colombia only)

Discussion

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