Arutani language

Arutani
Uruak, Awake
Native toBrazil, Venezuela
RegionRoraima (Brazil); Karum River area, Bolivar State (Venezuela)
Ethnicity20 Auaké
Native speakers
6 (2020)[1]
Arutani–Sape ?
  • Arutani
Language codes
ISO 639-3atx
Glottologarut1244
ELP
Arutani is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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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]

  1. ^ Arutani at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Labrada-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Arutani". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 20 September 2021.