Akawaio
| Akawaio (in Brazil: Ingarikó) | ||
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Spoken in |
Guyana , Brazil , Venezuela | |
| speaker | 5,350 (2002) | |
| Linguistic classification |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 |
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| ISO 639-3 |
ake |
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Akawaio is a Caribbean language and is spoken mainly in Guyana , preferably in the Upper Mazaruni region .
It is still spoken by a good 6,000 people today. Although many Akawaio-speaking people live outside the cities, there are a few Akawaio localities, notably Kamarang , Jawalla , Waramadong, and Kako . Akawaio is also found occasionally in Venezuela and Brazil (see Ingarikó ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Akawaio at Ethnologue
Web links
- Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Akawaio
- Language Museum: Akawaio Text
- Rosetta Project: Akawaio language ( Memento from August 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (linguistic classification, English)