Maquiritari | |
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Dekwana | |
Native to | Venezuela |
Ethnicity | Ye'kuana |
Native speakers
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6,000 (2000 – 2001 census) |
Cariban
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | maqu1239 |
Ye'kuana, also known as Maquiritari or Dekwana, is the language of the Ye'kuana people of Venezuela and Brazil. It is a Cariban language. It has around 6000 speakers, mostly in Venezuela, with a few hundred in Brazil.