Puinave

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Guainía and Vichada departments: Inírida river and tributaries.

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Venezuela

Language NamePuinave

User Population

550 in Venezuela (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,720 (2011 census).

Location

Amazonas state: lower Guaviare and Inírida river basins down to San Fernando de Atabapo region.

Alternate Names

Puinare, Wanse, Wãnsöhöt

Language Status

6b* (Threatened). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).

Language Use

Language and culture are conserved within the ethnic group (Crevels 2007).