ATX ISO 639-3
Arutani
A language of Brazil
- ISO 639
- atx
- Alternate Names
- Anake, Aoaqui, Auakê, Auaqué, Awaikê, Awaké, Oewaku, Orotani, Uruak, Urutaní
- Population
- 1 in Brazil (Rosés Labrada et al 2020).
- Location:
- Roraima state: Saúba village.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Language isolate
- Language Use
- Most have intermarried with the Ninam, some with the Pemon (Arecuna) and a few with the Sapi and do not speak Arutani fluently. Shifted to Ninam [shb].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Bolívar state: Paraqua and Uraricáa rivers’ headwaters below Karum river area.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Most intermarried with the Ninam, some with the Pemón (Arecuna), a few with the Sape and do not speak Arutani fluently. View other languages of Venezuela
Language Name
Arutani
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Venezuela. 6 semi-speakers (Rosés Labrada et al 2020). Ethnic population: 20 (2011 census).
Map
Location: Roraima state: Saúba village.
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