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Minica Huitoto language
| Minica Huitoto | |
|---|---|
| Mɨnɨka | |
| Native to | Colombia, Peru |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2008)[1] |
Bora–Witoto
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hto |
| Glottolog | mini1256 |
| ELP | Minica Huitoto |
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Minica (Mɨnɨka) Huitoto is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.[1]
It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.[1]
There are only five speakers in Peru, where it has official standing within its community.[1]
- ^ a b c d Minica Huitoto at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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