Rikbaktsa

RKB

moribund

Alternate Names: Aripaktsa, Canoeiro, Erikbatsa, Erikpatsa

Genealogy:

Language isolate

Demographics: 40 (2010 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,140 (2006 FUNASA).

Language Use: A dying language. Bilingual in Portuguese [por]; the younger generation is more fluent in Portuguese (Crevels 2007).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2000.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: Distinct from Avá-Canoeiro , and Kanoé ,.