Endangered Languages Project - Playero

Playero

^{[aka Rio Arauca Guahibo, Yamarero, Pepojivi]}

Classification: Guajiboan

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Rio Arauca Guahibo, Yamarero, Pepojivi
CLASSIFICATION		Guajiboan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gob
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<400
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
<400
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Colombia: Pepojivi (Playero, Guahibo Playero) <200 speakers, <200 population (1982). Venezuela: Pepojivi (Playero, Guahibo Playero) 200 speakers, 200 population.

DATE OF INFO: Colombia (1982)

PLACES: Colombia and Venezuela

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350-360
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~360

PLACES: Colombia and Venezuela

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Colombia, Arauca River, border area with Venezuela, Arauca Division, on the banks of the Arauca River from Gaviotas Island to Arauca.
Venezuela, western zone of Apure State, to the north of the Arauca River and the Colombian Pepojivi settlements.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
160
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In Colombia: 150 speakers, 160 ethnic population.
In Venezuela: 200 (200 speakers, 200 ethnic population).

DATE OF INFO: 2007

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Colombia, Venezuela

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Colombia: Arauca department: Venezuela border, Arauca River banks from Arauca to Gaviotas Island.
In Venezuela: Apure state: western zone, to north of Arauca River and Colombian Pepojivi settlements.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
240
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Colombia; Venezuela;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Arauca Department, Venezuela border, banks of the Arauca River from Gaviotas Island to Arauca.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Arauca Department, Venezuela border, banks of the Arauca River from Gaviotas Island to Arauca.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
244
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press