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ISO 639-3 · akeake
Cariban family
Akawaio
Akawaio is a language of the Cariban branch, spoken in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Wikidata describes it as “Cariban language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ake- Glottocode
akaw1239- Family
- Cariban
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Akawaio |
|---|---|
| Also called | Akawaio language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Cariban to Akawaio
The branches above Akawaio, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
22CaribanfamilyakeAkawaiolanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafebzsBrazilian Sign Languageunclassified · 3 m5 · DevelopingvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopingguuYanomamöYanomaman · 16,2005 · DevelopingterTerênaunclassified · 16,0007 · ShiftingwapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · Threatened