WaraoLanguage
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Sigma KEE - WaraoLanguage
warao語言
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The WaraoLanguage is a language isolate spoken in Venezuela. SIL code: WBA. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 18,000 in Venezuela (1993 UBS). Population: total all countries 18,000. Region: On the delta of the Orinoco River, Delta Amacuro, Sucre, Monagas. Also spoken in Guyana, Suriname. Alternate names: GUARAUNO, GUARAO, WARRAU. Comments: All ages. NT 1974. Also spoken in: Guyana. (Language name: WARAO.) Population: A few speakers in Guyana out of 4,700 in the ethnic group (1990 J. Forte). Alternate names: WARAU, WARRAU, GUARAO, GUARAUNO. Comments: Bilingualism in Guyanese. In Guyana only the older people speak the language. NT 1974. Also spoken in: Suriname. (Language name: WARAO.) Population: A very small number of individuals in Suriname. Alternate names: WARRAU, GUARAO, GUARAUNO. Comments: Bilingualism in Guyanese. All speakers in Suriname are elderly. NT 1974.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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