Near-extinct indigenous language of Brazil and Venezuela
Arutani
Uruak, Awake
Native to
Brazil, Venezuela
Region
Roraima (Brazil);
Karum River area, Bolivar State (Venezuela)
Ethnicity
20 Auaké
Native speakers
6 (2020)[1]
Language family
Arutani–Sape ?
Arutani
Language codes
ISO 639-3
atx
Glottolog
arut1244
ELP
667
Arutani
Arutani is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Arutani (Orotani, Urutani, also known as Awake, Auake, Auaqué, Aoaqui, Oewaku, ethnonym Uruak) is a nearly extinct language spoken in Roraima, Brazil and in the Karum River area of Bolivar State, Venezuela. There are only around 6 speakers left.[2][3]
^Arutani at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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^"Arutani". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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