Waorani language
E741176
The Waorani language is an indigenous tongue of the Ecuadorian Amazon, spoken by the Waorani people and known for its distinct linguistic features and relative isolation from other language families.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Huaorani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabela NERFINISHED ⓘ Wao Tededo NERFINISHED ⓘ Wao Terero NERFINISHED ⓘ Wao Tiriro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Waorani territory
ⓘ
Yasuní National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Kichwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| culturalRole | core marker of Waorani identity ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Quechua language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
migration to urban areas
ⓘ
pressure from Spanish ⓘ schooling in Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Waorani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | waor1240 ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Wao terero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Bameno dialect
ⓘ
Dicaro dialect ⓘ Gareno dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiguacuno dialect ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ contrastive tone or pitch accent ⓘ rich evidentiality system ⓘ small phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | auc ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| name | Waorani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of speakers ⓘ |
| region |
Napo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orellana Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastaza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Waorani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ecuador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecuadorian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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