Native to Venezuela, Colombia Native speakers 6,000 (2007–2009) Glottolog yukp1241 | Ethnicity Yukpa people ISO 639-3 yup | |
Language family Cariban
(unclassified)
Yupka languages
Yukpa | ||
Yukpa (Yuco, Yucpa, Yuko, Yupa) is a Cariban language, spoken by 7,000–8,000 people in Zulia State in Venezuela and across the border in Colombia. It's also known as Carib Motilón, Macoíta, Northern Motilón, Manso.
Río Casacará (Iroka) and Río Maracas are the main dialects, and different enough to maybe be considered separate languages. Also Caño Padilla–La Laguna. The Venezuelan dialects, Yrapa and Río Negro, are closer to Río Maracas than to Río Casacará.
Similarity to Japrería, the other Yupka language, is slight.
References
Yukpa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA