Minica Huitoto
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| Minica Huitoto | |
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| Mɨnɨka | |
| Native to | Colombia, Perú |
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Native speakers
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6,800 (2002)[1] |
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Bora–Witoto
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hto |
| Glottolog | mini1256[2] |
Minica (Mɨnɨka) Huitoto is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.[3]
It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.[3]
There are only five speakers in Perú, where it has official standing within its community.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Minica Huitoto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ethnologue report for language code:hto
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