ISO 639-3 · wauwau
Paresi–Waura family
Waurá
Waurá is a language of the Paresi–Waura branch, spoken in Brazil. Wikidata counts about 320 speakers (2006). Wikidata describes it as “Arawakan language spoken in Brazil”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wau- Glottocode
waur1244- Family
- Paresi–Waura
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Waurá |
|---|---|
| Also called | Waurá language, Waura, Waura language, Wauja |
| All speakers | 320 (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 Paresi–Waura to Waurá
The branches above Waurá, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
6Paresi–WaurafamilywauWaurálanguage
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