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Macaguán

A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3mbn

Population  1,010 (2001). Most monolingual.
Region  Arauca, Agualinda, and San José de Lipa between the Lipa, Ele, and Cuiloto rivers and Caño Colorado; other scattered locations.
Language map  Northern Colombia
Alternate names   Agualinda Guahibo, Hitnü, Macaguane
Dialects  Unintelligible to other Guahibo variety speakers.
Classification  Guahiban
Language use  Vigorous.
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Small groups. Semi-nomadic. Hunters; gatherers; agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BUENAVENTURA, Edgar, author. 1993. Observaciones preliminares acerca del idioma macaguán: Apuntes culturales, fonología, apuntes gramaticales, vocabulário macaguán – español.  Available online

PECKHAM, James; VAN OTTERLOO, Roger, authors. 1982. "Macaguán."  Available online