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.
Writing
Latin script.
Small groups. Semi-nomadic.