ELP ID
5892
ELP Language
Baniwa
Speaker Number
1000-9999
Ethnic Population
10,736
Public Comment
Crevels (2012) joins Kurripako and Baniwa into a single language.
Brazil: Baniwa do Içana: 5,811 speakers (2005), 5,811 ethnic population.
Colombia: Curripaco (Baniva del Isana, Curripaco-Baniva, Kurripako): 7,000? speakers, ethnic population of 7,827 (2001).
Venezuela: (Kurripako (Curripaco, Wakuénai, Baniva-Kurripako, Baniwa del Isana): 3,743 speakers out of an ethnic population of 4,925 (2001).
Colombia: an unknown number of a few speakers.

Source
Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
>9,554?
Speaker Number Range
1000-9999