Piapoco

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A language of Colombia

ISO 639-3
pio
Alternate Names
Piapoko, Tsáçe
Autonym
Wenewika
User Population

4,930 in Colombia (2007 Moyano). Ethnic population: 14,700 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 6,680.

Location

Guainía department: Guaviare south bank border areas; Vichada department: between Vichada and Guaviare rivers.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Western Nawiki, Piapoco
Dialects

None known. Very similar to Guarequena [gae] (Crevels 2007).

Typology

SVO; 15 consonants and 4 vowels.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Achagua [aca].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–40%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–40%. Dictionary. NT: 1966–2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Piapoco
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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