Alternate Names: Múra-Pirahã
Dialects: Múra.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 360 (2000 ISA). Most are monolingual. Ethnic population: 1,500 (1995 SIL). Pirahã is a small group, Múra much larger.
Language Use: Vigorous. Most men understand Portuguese [por]; women understand very little and never use it to express themselves. The Múra have mostly shifted to Portuguese (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Grammar. Bible portions: 1987.
Typology: SOV; whistle speech reported.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Brazil
Other Comments: In 1960s the population dwindled to 80 due to high infant mortality, death of mothers giving birth, and disease. Modern medicine helped population growth.