| Population |
No known speakers. Ethnic population: Perhaps 238 (1975 Gaceta Indigenista). |
| Region |
Colombia border in extreme southwest, Amazonas, along the upper Rio Negro from Brazil-Venezuela border to Casiquiare Canal, Maroa. |
| Alternate names |
Arihini, Barauana, Barauna, Barawana, Cunipusana, Ihini, Maldavaca, Mitua, Yavita |
| Classification |
Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Inland |
| Language use |
Shifted to Spanish or Nhengatu [yrl]. |
| Comments |
‘Baré’ is also a cover term for separate languages: Baré, Mandahuaca [mht], Guarequena [gae], Baniwa [bwi], Piapoco [pio]. |