Macaguán
A language of Colombia
| 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. |
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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.
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PECKHAM, James; VAN OTTERLOO, Roger, authors. 1982. "Macaguán."
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