Guahibo | |
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Jiwi | |
Native to | Colombia, Venezuela |
Region | Casanare, eastern Meta, Vichada, Guaviare, Guainia states (Colombia) Orinoco River (Venezuela) |
Native speakers | (34,000 cited 1998–2001)[1] |
Guahiban
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:guh – Guahibogob – Playero (Pepojivi) |
Glottolog | guah1254 |
ELP | Guajibo |
Playero[2] | |
Guahibo, the native language of the Guahibo people, is a Guahiban language that is spoken by about 23,006 people in Colombia and additional 8,428 in Venezuela. There is a 40% rate of monolingualism, and a 45% literacy rate.