Waorani language
| Sabela | |
|---|---|
| Waorani / Huaorani | |
| Wao Terero | |
| Native to | Ecuador, Peru |
| Region | Oriente or Ecuadorian Amazon |
| Ethnicity | 1,800 Waorani people (2012) |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2004) |
| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Ecuador: indigenous languages official in own territories |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | auc |
| Glottolog | waor1240 |
| ELP | Waorani |
The Waorani (Huaorani) language, commonly known as Sabela (also Wao, Huao, Auishiri, Aushiri, Ssabela ; autonym: Wao Terero; pejorative: Auka, Auca) is a vulnerable language isolate spoken by the Waorani people, an indigenous group living in the Amazon rainforest between the Napo and Curaray Rivers in Ecuador. A small number of speakers with so-called uncontacted groups may live in Peru.