Guajiboan, also spelled Guahiban or Wahivoan, is a language family of about fifteen languages spoken in the Orinoco River region of the Llanos savanna of eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela, dividing into Macaguane, Southwest and Central branches. Its largest member, Guajibo, is the largest indigenous language of eastern Colombia with more than 23,000 speakers there and about 9,000 more in Venezuela.
Facts
RegionOrinoco River region (the Llanos savanna) of eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusReconstructed: Proto-Guahiban forms have been published (Christian and Matteson 1972). 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Guajiboan Languages
WikipediaLead paragraph
Guajiboan (also Guahiban, Wahívoan, Guahiboan) is a language family spoken in the Orinoco River region in eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela, a savanna region known as the Llanos.
Proto-language section
Below are Proto-Guahiban reconstructions by Christian and Matteson (1972):
View the Source 2. Guajiboan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 297330): 40000Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 297330): 40000
Wikidata item Q944056, property P1098 (number of speakers): 40000, point in time 2009-00-00 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata: Guajiboan
Wikidata Q944056, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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