WAORANI: a language of Ecuador

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: AUC

ISO 639-2: mis

Population 800 (1993 SIL). 
Region Eastern jungle between the Napo and Curaray rivers.
Alternate names   'AUCA', HUAORANI, WAODANI, HUAO, SABELA, AUISHIRI
Classification Unclassified.
Comments Bilingual level estimates for Quichua, Spanish are 0 94%, 1 5%, 2 1%, 3 0%, 4 0%, 5 0%. 'Auca' means 'savage' in Quichua. SOV. Tropical forest. Riverine. Swidden agriculturalists. 300 to 400 meters. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1992.

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