Yupa language

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Name (Latin)
Yupa language
Other forms of name
Yuko language
Yukpa language
See Also From tracing topical name
Cariban languages
See Also From tracing place name
Colombia
Venezuela
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3441447
Library of congress: sh 85149518
Sources of Information
  • Ethnologue:p. 115 (Colombia, Venezuela, Carib.)
  • Loukotka, C. Class. So. Am. Ind. langs.:p. 216 (Yupe, Venezuela)
  • Murdock world cult.:p. 171 (Colombia)

Wikipedia description:

Yukpa (Yuco, Yucpa, Yuko, Yupa) is a Cariban language, spoken by 3,000 people in Zulia State in Venezuela and 3,000 across the border in Colombia. It is also known as Carib Motilón, Macoíta, Northern Motilón, and Manso. Río Casacará (Iroka) and Río Maracas are the main dialects, and different enough to possibly 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.

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