Kulina

CUL

threatened

Alternate Names: Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, Madija

Dialects: Minor changes from Peruvian dialect.

Genealogy:

Arauan

Demographics: 3,500 in Brazil (2006 ISA). Population total all countries: 3,900.

Language Use: Still spoken as L1 in remote villages, but Portuguese [por] is becoming dominant in villages near cities (Crevels 2007).

Language Development: Bible portions: 1965–2003.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: May still be some uncontacted groups in the Brazil-Peru border area.