WPC ISO 639-3
Maco
A language of Venezuela
- ISO 639
- wpc
- Alternate Names
- Itoto, Jojod, Maco-Piaroa, Mako, Maku, Sáliba-Maco, Wirö, Wirú, Wotuja
- Population
- 1,100 (2011). Ethnic population: 1,330 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Amazonas state: Mariche, Marueta, Morocoto, Porvenir, Tavi-Tavi, and Wapuchi villages; Marueta, Paru, Wapuchi, and Yureba rivers, Ventuari river tributaries.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing). Recognized language (2008, Indigenous Languages Law, Article 4).
- Classification
- Sálivan, Piaroa-Maco
- Typology
- 22 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
- Language Use
- Also use Piaroa [pid]. Also use Spanish [spa], especially about half the men.
- Language Development
- NT: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Maco
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Amazonas state: Mariche, Marueta, Morocoto, Porvenir, Tavi-Tavi, and Wapuchi villages; Marueta, Paru, Wapuchi, and Yureba rivers, Ventuari river tributaries.
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