Nukak language
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The Nukak language (Nukak Makú: Guaviare) is a language of uncertain classification, perhaps part of the macrofamily Puinave-Maku. It is very closely related to Kakwa.[5]
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Nukak | |
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Guaviare | |
Pronunciation | [nɨkák náuʔ] |
Native to | Colombia |
Region | Department of Guaviare, Amazon Basin |
Ethnicity | Nukak |
Native speakers | 700 of Nukak proper (2010)[1] 400 monolinguals (no date)[2] |
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Official status | |
Official language in | In Colombia it is recognized as an official language within the Nukak territory |
Regulated by | Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mbr |
Glottolog | kaku1242 |
ELP | Nukak |
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