Playero language
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Guajiboan language
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| Playero | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Colombia and Venezuela |
| Region | Arauca River |
| Ethnicity | Playeros |
Native speakers | (244 cited 2000) |
Guahiban
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gob |
| Glottolog | play1240 |
| ELP | Playero |
Playero is a Guahiban language spoken by about 244 people in Colombia and Venezuela. Speakers are somewhat acculterated and bilingual in Spanish. Playero adults use the language commonly, but it is not taught in schools.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Playero". Ethnologue . Retrieved 10 May 2026.
Further reading
[edit ]- Huber, Randall Q.; et Reed, Robert B.; Vocabulario comparativo. Palabras selectas de lenguas indígenas de Colombia, Bogota, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, 1992, ISBN 958-21-0037-0
- Ginebra, David (2022). A phonological description of Yamalero, the language of ethnic Yaruro in the Colombian Eastern Plains. Universiteit Leiden. hdl:1887/3420809.
- Ginebra, David (2023). Yamalero segment inventory and its relationship with Guahiban and contact languages.
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