ISO 639-3 · gucguc
Ta-Arawakan family
Wayuu
Wayuunaiki
Wayuu is a language of the Ta-Arawakan branch, spoken in Colombia and Venezuela. Wikidata counts about 300,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Arawakan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
guc- Glottocode
wayu1243- Family
- Ta-Arawakan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Centre point
- 12.00, -71.70
- Wikipedia
- 32 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wayuu · Wayuunaiki |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wayuu language, guc, Guajiro |
| All speakers | 300,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Ta-Arawakan to Wayuu
The branches above Wayuu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
5Ta-ArawakanfamilygucWayuulanguage
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 Colombia
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