Warao language

Warao
Native toVenezuela, Guyana, Suriname
EthnicityWarao
Native speakers
32,800 (2005–2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wba
Glottologwara1303
ELPWarao

Warao (also known as Guarauno, Guarao, Warrau) is the native language of the Warao people. A language isolate, it is spoken by about 33,000 people primarily in northern Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. It is notable for its unusual object–subject–verb word order.[2] The 2015 Venezuelan film Gone with the River was spoken in Warao.[3]

  1. ^ Warao at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Warao". www.jorojokowarao.de. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  3. ^ Vargas, Andrew S. (10 September 2015). "Venezuela's First Film Shot in the Warao Language Is Chosen as Entry for the Oscars". Remezcla. Retrieved 16 July 2021.