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'''Mapoyo''', or '''Mapoyo–Yavarana''', is a [[Carib languages|Carib]] language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, [[Venezuela]]. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365. Yabarana dialect is perhaps extinct; 20 speakers were known in 1977.<ref>{{e17|yar|Yabarana}}</ref> An additional dialect, [[Pémono dialect|Pémono]],<ref>Not the same as [[Pemon language|Pemon]]</ref> was discovered in 1998. It was spoken by an 80-year-old woman and has since gone extinct.
'''Mapoyo''', or '''Mapoyo–Yavarana''', is a [[Carib languages|Carib]] language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, [[Venezuela]]. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365. Yabarana dialect is perhaps extinct; 20 speakers were known in 1977.<ref name=e18/> An additional dialect, [[Pémono dialect|Pémono]],<ref>Not the same as [[Pemon language|Pemon]]</ref> was discovered in 1998. It was spoken by an 80-year-old woman and has since gone extinct.


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Revision as of 20:22, 3 April 2015

Mapoyo
Mapoyo–Yavarana
Native toVenezuela
RegionSuapure River
Ethnicity520 Mapoyo & Yabarana (2007)
ExtinctLast speaker of Pemono after 1998. A few semi-speakers of Mapoyo proper (2007), 20 Yabarana (1977)[1]
Carib
  • Venezuelan Carib
    • Mapoyo–Tamanaku
      • Mapoyo
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mcg – Mapoyo
yar – Yabarana
pev – Pémono
Glottologmapo1245
ELPYawarana

Mapoyo, or Mapoyo–Yavarana, is a Carib language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, Venezuela. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365. Yabarana dialect is perhaps extinct; 20 speakers were known in 1977.[1] An additional dialect, Pémono,[2] was discovered in 1998. It was spoken by an 80-year-old woman and has since gone extinct.

References

  1. ^ a b Mapoyo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Yabarana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Pémono at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Not the same as Pemon