| Achagua | |
|---|---|
| Achawa | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Ethnicity | Achagua people |
Native speakers | 250 (2000)[1] |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aca Achagua |
| Glottolog | acha1250 Achaguapona1251 Ponares |
| ELP | Achagua |
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Achagua, or Achawa (Achagua: Achawa), is an Arawakan language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish.[1]
"Achagua is a language of the Maipurean Arawakan group traditionally spoken by the Achagua people of Venezuela and east-central Colombia."[2]
A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Achawa or Piapoco.
There is 1 to 5% literacy in Achagua.[1]
- ^ a b c Achagua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Neira, Alonso de. "The Art and Vocabulary of the Achagua Language". World Digital Library. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-05-23.