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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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Akawaio

Language; Endangered languages

Akawaio is a Cariban language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni. Though many speakers don't live in villages, there are a number of ...

Berbice Dutch Creole

Language; Endangered languages

Berbice Dutch Creole is a now extinct Dutch-based creole language. It had a lexicon partly based on a dialect of the West African language of Ijaw. In contrast to the widely known ...

Warao

Language; Endangered languages

Warao (also known as Guarauno, Guarao, Warrau) is a language isolate of the indigenous Warao people. It is the native language spoken by approximately 18,000 people inhabiting the ...

Maká

Language; Endangered languages

Maká is a Matacoan language spoken in Paraguay by the Maká people. Its 1500 speakers live primarily in Presidente Hayes Department near the Río Negro, as well as in and around ...

Aguaruna

Language; Endangered languages

Aguaruna is an indigenous American language of the Jivaroan family spoken by about 45,000 Aguaruna people in Peru. The speakers live along the western portion of the Marañón River ...

Amahuaca

Language; Endangered languages

Amahuaca is an indigenous American Panoan-family language spoken by several dozen people in the Amazon Basin in Perú but up to 130 and also in Brazil by 220 people. It is also ...

Arabela

Language; Endangered languages

Arabela is an indigenous American language of the Zaparoan family spoken in two Peruvian villages in tropical forest along the Napo tributary of the Arabela river. Also known as ...