Guahibo language

Guahibo language

language
name= Guahibo
nativename=
states=Colombia, Venezuela
region=Casanare, eastern Meta, Vichada, Guaviare, Guainia states (Colombia)Orinoco River (Venezuela)
speakers=23,006 in Colombia (2005 census), 8,428 in Venezuela (2001 census)
familycolor=American
fam1=Guahiban
iso2=
iso3=guh

Guahibo, the native language of the Guahibo people, is a Guahiban language that is spoken by about 23,006 people in Colombia and additional 8,428 in Venezuela. There is a 40% rate of monolingalism, and a 45% literacy rate.

External links

*ethnologue|code=guh
*es icon [http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/tesis/unal/linguist/lin1-60.pdf Luis Angel Arango Library: Diagnóstico sociolingüístico de Cumaribo, zona de contacto indígena – Colono, Vichadaby Héctor Ramírez Cruz]


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