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Achawa language

Achagua
Achawa
Native to Colombia
Ethnicity Achagua people
Native speakers
250 (2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 inclusive code
Individual code:
pod – Ponares?
Glottolog acha1250  (Achawa)
pona1251  (Ponares)

Achagua (Achawa) is a language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish.

"Achagua is a language of the Maipurean Arawakan group traditionally spoken by the Achagua people of Venezuela and east-central Colombia."

A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Achawa or Piapoco.

There is 1 to 5% literacy in Achagua.




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