Maquiritari

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A language of Venezuela

ISO 639-3
mch
Alternate Names
Cunuana, De’cuana, De’kwana Carib, Maiongong, Maquiritai, Maquiritare, Pawana, Soto, Ye’cuana, Yekuana
Population

5,520 in Venezuela (2001 census). Population total all countries: 5,950. Ethnic population: 6,520.

Location

Bolivar and Amazonas states, Brazilian border area on mid-Paragua, Caura, Erebato, upper Ventuari, upper Auaris, Matacuni, Cuntinamo, Padamo, and Cunucunuma rivers.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Cariban, Central, Makiritare
Language Use

Children are becoming bilingual in Spanish [spa] but most adults hardly speak any Spanish (Crevels 2007). Used as L2 by Piaroa [pid], Sanumá [xsu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15%. NT: 1970.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Maquiritari
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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