Puinave

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A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3
pui
Alternate Names
Puinabe
Population

2,000 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Population total all countries: 2,880. Ethnic population: 5,380 (Crevels 2007).

Location

Guainía Department, Inírida river and tributaries. Also in Venezuela.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Puinavean
Dialects

Related to Macú (Ruhlen and others).

Language Development
NT: 1964.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Puinave
Writing
Latin script.

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