ISO 639-3 · baobao
Tucanoan family
Waimahã
Waimahã is a language of the Eastern Tucanoan branch (Tucanoan), spoken in Brazil and Colombia. Wikidata counts about 500 speakers (2006).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bao- Glottocode
waim1255- Family
- Tucanoan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Waimahã |
|---|---|
| Also called | Waimajã language, Bará language, Waimahã language |
| All speakers | 500 (2006) |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tucanoan to Waimahã
The branches above Waimahã, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Brazil
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