Waorani language
Language isolate spoken by the Huaorani people of the Amazon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Aushiri language or Warao language.
The Waorani (Huaorani) language, commonly known as Sabela (also Wao, Huao, Auishiri, Aushiri, Ssabela ; autonym: Wao Terero; pejorative: Auka, Auca) is a vulnerable language isolate spoken by the Huaorani people, an indigenous group living in the Amazon rainforest between the Napo and Curaray Rivers in Ecuador. A small number of speakers with so-called uncontacted groups may live in Peru.
Quick Facts Sabela, Native to ...
Sabela | |
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Huaorani / Waorani | |
Wao Terero | |
Native to | Ecuador, Peru |
Region | Oriente or Ecuadorian Amazon |
Ethnicity | 1,800 Huaorani people (2012)[1] |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2004)[2] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Ecuador: indigenous languages official in own territories |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | auc |
Glottolog | waor1240 |
ELP | Waorani |
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