Guajiboan languages

The Guahibo languages ​​are a small indigenous South American language family, which consists of five languages:

  • Guahibo ( Spanish spelling: Guajibo, also: Sikuani ) [ guh ] (about 34,000 speakers)
  • Cuiba (also: Cuiba - Wámonae ) [ cui ] (approx. 2,800 speakers)
  • Guayabero [ guo ] (approx. 2,000 speakers)
  • Macaguán (also: Jitnʉ ) [ mbn ] (approx. 1,000 speakers)
  • Playero [ gob ] (about 240 speakers)

(In square brackets, the language code from ISO 639-3 is indicated. )

These languages ​​are mainly spoken in Colombia, but their distribution areas rich partially over to Venezuela.

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