Cuiba

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Arauca department: Cravo Norte municipality; Casanare department: Betania, El Merey, Esmeralda, Mochuelo, San José de Ariporo, and Santa María on Capanaparo river and tributaries; Vichada department: Meta river south bank.

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Language NameCuiba

User Population

440 in Venezuela (Crevels 2012). Nearly all monolingual. Ethnic population: 400 (2011 census).

Location

Apure state: upper Capanaparo river area and Riecito tributary.

Alternate Names

Cuiva, Kuiva

Dialects

Chiricoa, Amaruwa (Amorua), Masiguare, Siripu, Yarahuuraxi-Capanapara, Mella, Ptamo, Sicuane (Sicuari).

Language Status

5* (Developing). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4), The Amorua dialect of Cuiba [cui] is listed separately in the statute.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 1%.

Other Comments

Seminomadic bands.

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