Native speakers 250 (2000) | Ethnicity Achagua people | |
Language family ArawakanNorthernUpper AmazonWestern NawikiPiapokoAchagua ISO 639-3 aca – inclusive codeIndividual code:pod – Ponares? Glottolog acha1250 (Achawa)pona1251 (Ponares) | ||
Achagua (Achawa) is a 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.
References
Achawa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA