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Puinave

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Puinave (also known as Waipunavi or Wanse) is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela generally considered to be a language isolate. It is spoken along the Inirida River in Guainia Department, Colombia, by roughly 6,800 people, with a smaller community of about 470 speakers along the Orinoco River near the Colombia-Venezuela border.

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