ISO 639-3 · yuiyui
Tucanoan family
Wajiara
Wajiara is a language of the Eastern Tucanoan branch (Tucanoan), spoken in Brazil and Colombia. Wikidata counts about 1,200 speakers (2011).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yui- Glottocode
yuru1263- Family
- Tucanoan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wajiara |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yuruti, Wajiara language, Yurutí language |
| All speakers | 1,200 (2011) |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tucanoan to Wajiara
The branches above Wajiara, 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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