Arutani

ATX

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Aoaqui, Auake, Auaqué, Awake, Oewaku, Orotani, Uruak, Urutani

Genealogy:

Language isolate

Demographics: 17 in Brazil (1986 SIL). Population total all countries: 42.

Language Use: Most have intermarried with the Ninam, some with the Pemon (Arecuna) and a few with the Sapi and do not speak Arutani fluently. Also use Ninam [shb].

Nation of Origin: Brazil