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Piaroa
De'aruwa
Native to	Colombia and Venezuela
Ethnicity	Piaroa people
Native speakers	13,000–14,000 (2001)
Language family	Piaroa–Saliban Piaroan Piaroa
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pid
Glottolog	piar1243
ELP	2954 Piaroa

Piaroa (also called Guagua ~ Kuakua ~ Quaqua, Adole ~ Ature, Wo’tiheh) is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela, native to the Huottüja people. Loukotka (1968) reports that it is spoken along the Sipapo River, Orinoco River, and Ventuari River.

A Wirö language (commonly called Maco) is closely related, the two forming the Piaroan branch of the family.

Phonology

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References

1. "Endangered Languages Project – Piaroa". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
2. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
3. Zamponi, R. 2017 'Betoi-Jirara, Sáliban, and Hodɨ: relationships among three linguistic lineages of the mid-Orinoco region'. Anthropological Linguistics 59: 263-321.
4. Mosonyi, Esteban E. (2002). Elementos De Gramática Piaroa: Algunas Consideraciones Sobre Sus Clases Nominales (PDF).

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