Wayuunaiki
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Wayuunaiki is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken primarily by the Wayuu people in the Guajira Peninsula of northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American language
ⓘ
Arawakan language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Guajiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayuu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayuu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayúu naiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | core element of Wayuu identity ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wayuu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSpeakers | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | wayu1243 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | guc ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | guc ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatusIn |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
tonal distinctions in some analyses ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersAmong |
rural Wayuu communities
ⓘ
urban migrant Wayuu communities ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEfforts |
bilingual educational materials
ⓘ
orthography development ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vigorous ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous language of Colombia
ⓘ
indigenous language of Venezuela ⓘ |
| region |
La Guajira Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulia State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Wayuu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Arawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ traditional education ⓘ |
| usedIn | bilingual education programs ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
community radio
ⓘ
local print materials ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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