Paraujano

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A language of Venezuela

Alternate Names
Anun, Añú, Parahujano
User Population

1 (Álvarez 2009). Ethnic population: 20,800 (2011).

Location

Zulia state: Lake Maracaibo, near Guajiro.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).

Dialects

Alile, Toa.

Typology

13 consonants and 12 vowels (6 short, 6 long).

Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].