Barawana language

Barawana
Barawana
Baré
Mitua
Native to	Venezuela, Brazil
Native speakers	240 (2011)
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazon Central (Orinoco) Barawana; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bae
Linguist List	qth (Guiano)
	qqd (Marawá)
Glottolog	bare1276 Baré; guin1258 Guinau; mara1409 Maragua
ELP	Baré

Barawana (Baré) is an Arawakan language of Venezuela and Brazil, where it is nearly extinct. It was spoken by the Baré people. Aikhenvald (1999) reports "just a few old speakers left" of Baré proper, and that the Guinau variety was extinct. Kaufman (1994) considers Baré proper, Guinau, and extinct Marawá to be distinct languages; Aikhenvald, dialects of a single languages. (Marawá is not the same language as Marawán.)

Baré is a generic name for a number of Arawakan languages in the area, including Mandahuaca, Guarequena, Baniwa, and Piapoco. Barawana is the language given this name in Kaufman, Aikhenvald, and Ethnologue. It is also known as Ibini (a typo for Ihini ~ Arihini?) and Mitua.

References

^ Barawana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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