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| Akawaio | ||
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| Spoken in: | Guyana, Venezuela | |
| Total speakers: | 5000 | |
| Language family: | Cariban Northern Carib Macushi-Kapon Akawaio |
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| Official status | ||
| Official language in: | None. | |
| Regulated by: | no official regulation | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | car | |
| ISO 639-3: | ake | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Akawaio is a Cariban language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni. Though many speakers don't live in villages, there are a number of population centers, notably Kamarang, Jawalla, Waramadong, and Kako. Some 6,000 people speak Akawaio. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in Venezuela.
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