Baré
PrintA language of Venezuela
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Arihini, Barauana, Barauna, Barawana, Cunipusana, Ihini, Maldavaca, Mitua, Yavita
Population
240 in Venezuela (2011 W. Largo). Ethnic population: 2,790 (1998).
Location
Extreme southwest at Colombia border, Amazonas, along the upper Río Negro from Brazil-Venezuela border to Casiquiare Canal, Maroa. Also in Brazil.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten.
‘Baré’ is also a cover term for separate languages: Baré, Mandahuaca [mht], Guarequena [gae], Baniwa [bwi], and Piapoco [pio].