Minica Huitoto

Minica Huitoto
Spoken in	Colombia, Perú
Native speakers	1,705  (2000)
Language family	Bora–Witoto Witoto–Ocaina Witoto Minica–Murui Minica Huitoto
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hto

Minica Huitoto (mee-nee-kah wee-toh-toh) is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.^[1]

It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.^[1]

There are only five speakers in Perú, where it has official standing within its community.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ethnologue report for language code:hto

External links

• Ethnologue