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The UrarinaLanguage is a language of unknown classification from Peru. SIL code: URA. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 2,000 to 3,000 (1998 SIL). Region: Urarinas District, Pucayacu, Chambira, and Urituyacu rivers. Alternate names: SHIMACU, SIMACU, ITUCALI. Comments: There are several dialects with minor differences, inherently intelligible. Ruhlen and others classify it as Andean. Bilingual level estimates for Spanish are 0 60%, 1 20%, 2 10%, 3 7%, 4 3%, 5 0%. Women are monolingual. Men range from monolingual to fairly bilingual in Spanish--the majority are able to handle commercial matters. OVS. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Below 5%. Bible portions 1973-1990.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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