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Piapoco language

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Piapoco
Cháse
Native toColombia, Venezuela
Native speakers
6,400 (2001–2007)[1]
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3pio – inclusive code
Individual code:
pod – Ponares?
Glottologpiap1246  Piapoco
pona1251  Ponares – undemonstrated
ELPPiapoco

Piapoco is an Arawakan language of Colombia and Venezuela.

A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Piapoco or Achagua.

References

  1. ^ Piapoco at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ponares? at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)