Achawa language
| Achagua | |
|---|---|
| Achawa | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Meta Department |
| Ethnicity | Achagua people |
Native speakers | (250 cited 2000) |
Arawakan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aca – inclusive code AchaguaIndividual code: pod – Ponares (retired) |
| Glottolog | acha1250 Achaguapona1251 Ponares |
| ELP | Achagua |
Achagua is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Achagua, or Achawa (Achagua: Achawa), is an Arawakan language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish.
"Achagua is a language of the Maipurean Arawakan group traditionally spoken by the Achagua people of Venezuela and east-central Colombia."
A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Achawa or Piapoco.
There is 1 to 5% literacy in Achagua.