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Akuriyó
Akurio
Native to	Suriname
Region	Sipaliwini District
Ethnicity	40Akurio people (2012)[1]
Extinct	2000s[1] 2 semi-speakers (2012)
Language family	Cariban Guianan Carib Taranoan Tiriyo Akuriyó
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ako
Glottolog	akur1238
ELP	Akuriyo
Akuriyo is classified as Critically Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Akuriyó
Coordinates:3°12′N55°38′W / 3.200°N 55.633°W /3.200; -55.633

Akurio, also known asAkuriyó, is anendangeredCariban language. It was used by theAkurio people inSuriname until the late 20th century. The group then began using theTrío language. Akuriyo does not have awriting system.

The last native speaker is believed to have died in the first decade of the 2000s. During this period, only 10 people were estimated to have Akuriyó as a second language. By 2012, only two semi-speakers remained.^[1]

Sepi Akuriyó, one of the last surviving speakers of Akuriyó, went missing 2 December 2018, when a small plane carrying 8 people disappeared during a flight over theAmazon rainforest. The search and rescue operation was called off after two weeks.^[2]

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