Piaroa_language

Piaroa language

Piaroa language

Piaroan language spoken in South America

Piaroa (also called Guagua ~ Kuakua ~ Quaqua, Adole ~ Ature, Wo’tiheh) is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela, native to the Huottüja people. Loukotka (1968) reports that it is spoken along the Sipapo River, Orinoco River, and Ventuari River.[2]

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A Wirö language (commonly called Maco) is closely related, the two forming the Piaroan branch of the family.[3]

Phonology

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More information Front, Central ...

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References

Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:Piaroa word list
  1. [1]
    "Endangered Languages Project – Piaroa". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  3. [3]
    Zamponi, R. 2017 'Betoi-Jirara, Sáliban, and Hodɨ: relationships among three linguistic lineages of the mid-Orinoco region'. Anthropological Linguistics 59: 263-321.
  4. [4]
    Mosonyi, Esteban E. (2002). Elementos De Gramática Piaroa: Algunas Consideraciones Sobre Sus Clases Nominales (PDF).
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