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PBG ISO 639-3

Paraujano

A language of Venezuela

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Anun, Añú, Parahujano
1 (Álvarez 2009). Ethnic population: 20,800 (2011).
Zulia state: Lake Maracaibo, near Guajiro.
8b (Nearly extinct). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).
Maipurean, Northern, Maritime, Ta-Maipurean
Alile, Toa.
13 consonants and 12 vowels (6 short, 6 long).
Shifted to Spanish [spa].
OLAC resources in and about Paraujano
Unwritten [Qaax].
Location: Zulia state: Lake Maracaibo, near Guajiro.