Guahibo language

Guahibo
Jiwi jume
Native toColombia, Venezuela
RegionCasanare, eastern Meta, Vichada, Guaviare, Guainia states (Colombia)
Orinoco River (Venezuela)
EthnicityGuahibo people
Native speakers
(34,000 cited 1998–2001)
Guahiban
  • Guahibo
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
guh  Guahibo
gob  Playero (Pepojivi)
Glottologguah1254
ELPGuajibo
 Playero

Guahibo, the native language of the Guahibo people, is a Guahiban language that is spoken by about 23,006 people in Colombia and additional 8,428 in Venezuela. There is a 40% rate of monolingualism, and a 45% literacy rate.