ARUMA: a language of Guyana

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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: WAP

ISO 639-2: sai

Population	6,000 in Guyana (1990 J. Forte), 14% of the Amerindians (1990 J. Forte). Population total both countries 7,500.
Region	Southwest Guyana, south of the Kanuku Mts., northwest of the Waiwai; a few villages. Also spoken in Brazil.
Alternate names	WAPITXANA, WAPISIANA, VAPIDIANA, WAPIXANA
Dialects	ATORADA (ATOR'TI, DAURI, ATORAI), MAPIDIAN (MAOPITYAN, MAWAYANA), AMARIBA.
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Wapishanan.
Comments	English is taught in school. 40 Mapidian are intermarried with Waiwai speakers and speak fluent Waiwai. Amariba may be extinct, Taruma is nearly extinct. Savannah. Swidden agriculturalists: cassava. Traditional religion, Christian. Bible portions 1975-1994.

Also spoken in:

Brazil

Language name	ARUMA
Population	1,500 in Brazil including 64 Mawayana (1986 SIL).
Alternate names	WAPITXÁNA, WAPISIANA, VAPIDIANA
Dialects	ATORADA (ATOR'TI, DAURI, ATORAI), AMARIBA, MAPIDIAN (MAOPITYAN, MAIOPITIAN, MAWAYANA, MAHUAYANA), TARUMA.
Comments	People are somewhat bilingual. Taruma is nearly extinct. Amariba may be extinct. The dialect Atorada (Atorai) is not the same as the separate language Atroai (Atruahí). Bible portions 1975-1994. See main entry under Guyana.