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ISO 639-3 · wbawba
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Warao

Warao is a language, spoken in Guyana and Venezuela. Wikidata counts about 28,100 speakers (2007).

6a · Vigorous28,100
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
wba
Glottocode
wara1303
Family
unclassified
Wikipedia
33 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameWarao
Also calledWarabí, Guarauno, Guarao, Warrau
All speakers28,100 (2007)

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this level
where it is spoken

Map and countries

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Map of the area where Warao is spoken
Map: Davius · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Guyana17 languages in the indexVenezuela45 languages in the index

Also spoken in Guyana

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalgynGuyanese Creoleunclassified · 700,0005 · DevelopinghnsCaribbean HindustaniIndo-European · 165,000aigAntiguan and Barbudan Creoleunclassified · 150,0006a · VigorouswapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · ThreatenedcarCaribCariban · 10,0006b · ThreatenedmbcMacushiCariban · 9,6006b · ThreatenedarwArawakunclassified · 2,5008a · MoribundaocPemonCariban6b · ThreatenedwawWaiwaiunclassified5 · Developing