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These languages are spoken mainly in Colombia; there are also speakers of Sikuani in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
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Around 23,000 according to the figures provided by Dixon & Aikhenvald (D&A, 1999)<\/p>\n
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Around 40,000 according to ethnologue.com (SIL)<\/p>\n
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The figures provided by the UNESCO are too fragmented for a possible global evaluation.<\/p>\n
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Cuiba<\/strong>: 2,445 speakers according to the UNESCO, 2,830 according to the SIL, 2,000 according to D&A<\/p>\n \n Sikuani<\/strong> (alternative names: Guahibo, Hiwi): 34,000 speakers according to the UNESCO and the SIL, 20,000 according to D&A<\/p>\n \n Guayabero<\/strong>: 1,118 according to the UNESCO, 2,000 according to the SIL, 800 according to D&A<\/p>\n \n Hitn\u00fc<\/strong> (alternative name: Macagu\u00e1n): 1,010 speakers according to the SIL, 180 according to D&A<\/p>\n \n Playero<\/strong>: 240 speakers according to the SIL, 150 according to D&A<\/p>\n \n \n We hereby follow the classification established by Dixon & Aikhenvald (D&A, 1999).<\/p>\n \n Guahibo and Cuiba are two groups of dialects; Macagu\u00e1n and Playero are sometimes listed as Guahibo dialects. Depending in sources, the number of these languages is between 3 and 5.<\/p>\n \n The Guahibo languages have occasionally been classified within the Arawak family, but the similarities between these two groups are nowadays imputed to linguistic contacts.<\/p>\n \n \n Yes, all of them are.<\/p>\n \n Macagu\u00e1n<\/strong> and Guyabero<\/strong> could be the most threatened.<\/p>\n \n The UNESCO considers Cuiba<\/strong> as \u201cseriously endangered\u201d, and Guahibo<\/strong> as \u201cvulnerable\u201d. The UNESCO provides no information regarding the vitality of Playero<\/strong>, however there is but little doubt that it is also under threat.<\/p>\n \n \n Dixon, R.M.W. & Aikhenvald, A.Y. \u201cOther small families and isolates\u201d in The Amazonian languages, R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Cambridge University Press (1999).<\/p>\n \n Campbell, Lyle. American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1997).<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where are the Guahibo languages spoken? These languages are spoken mainly in Colombia; there are also speakers of Sikuani in Venezuela. Total number of speakers (estimates) Around 23,000 according to the figures provided by Dixon & Aikhenvald (D&A, 1999) Around 40,000 according to ethnologue.com (SIL) The figures provided by the UNESCO are too fragmented for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNotes on the Guahibo language classification<\/h5>\n
Are the Guahibo languages endangered?<\/h5>\n
Sources<\/h5>\n