Guahibo language
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Guahibo language
Other forms of name
Goahiba language
Goahibo language
Goahiva language
Goahivo language
Guaigua language
Guayba language
Sicuani language
Wa-jibi language
Wahibo language
See Also From tracing topical name
Guahiban languages
See Also From tracing place name
Colombia
Venezuela
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2669193
Library of congress:
sh 85057578
Sources of Information
- Ethnologue:p. 111 (Guahibo (Guajibo, Goahibo, Sicuani, Guaigua, Guahiban family. Guayba, Wahibo, Goahiva) Colombia, Venezuela)
- Loukotka, C. Class. So. Am. Ind. langs.:p. 148 (Guahibo, Colombia, Venezuela)
- Voegelin lang.:p. 131 (Guahibo (Guaigua, Guayba, Guajibo, Wahibo, Goahivo, Goahiva) Colombia, Venezuela, Guahiban family)
Wikipedia description:
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.
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