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Muinane language

Muinane
Muìnánɨ
Native to Colombia
Ethnicity 550 Witoto people (2007)
Native speakers
150 (2007)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog muin1242
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Muinane is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America.

Muinane belongs to the Witotoan language family. Along with Bora, it comprises the Boran sub-grouping.

Muinane is spoken by 150 people in Colombia along the Upper Cahuinarí river in the Department of Amazonas. There may be some speakers in Peru.

There are two tones in Muinane: high and low.

Word order in Muinane is generally SOV. Case marking is nominative–accusative.

Muinane is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent as is follows:


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