Arutani | |
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Uruak, Awake | |
Native to | Brazil, Venezuela |
Region | Roraima (Brazil); Karum River area, Bolivar State (Venezuela) |
Ethnicity | 20 Auaké |
Native speakers | 6 (2020)[1] |
Arutani–Sape ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | atx |
Glottolog | arut1244 |
ELP |
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Arutani is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Arutani (Orotani, Urutani, also known as Awake, Auake, Auaqué, Aoaqui, Oewaku, ethnonym Uruak) is a nearly extinct language spoken in Roraima, Brazil and in the Karum River area of Bolivar State, Venezuela. There are only around 6 speakers left.[2][3]