Macaguán
PrintA language of Colombia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Agualinda Guahibo, Hitnü, Macaguane, Macaguane-Hitnu
Population
300 (Civallero 2008). Most monolingual. Ethnic population: 540 (Crevels 2007).
Location
Arauca, Agualinda, and San José de Lipa between the Lipa, Ele, and Cuiloto rivers; other scattered locations.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Unintelligible to other Guahibo variety speakers.
Language Use
Vigorous.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Small groups. Semi-nomadic.