Yaruro language
The Yaruro language (also spelled Llaruro or Yaruru; also called Yuapín or Pumé) is an indigenous language spoken by Yaruro people, along the Orinoco, Cinaruco, Meta, and Apure rivers of Venezuela. It is not well classified; it may be an isolate, or distantly related to the extinct Esmeralda language.
Yaruro | |
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Pumé | |
Region | Venezuela |
Ethnicity | Yaruro people |
Native speakers | 7,900 (2001 census) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yae |
Glottolog | pume1238 |
ELP | Yaruro |
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