Alternate Names: Chiricoa, Cuiba-Wámonae, Cuiva, Hiwi, Maiben
Dialects: Amaruwa (Amorua), Chiricoa, Chiripo (Siripu, Wupiwi), Masiware (Masiguare), Mayayero, Mochuelo-Casanare-Cuiba, Tampiwi (Mariposas), Yarahuuraxi-Capanapara. 8 dialects in Venezuela and Colombia.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,200 in Colombia (Civallero 2008). Population total all countries: 2,850. 1,500 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,280 (Crevels 2007).
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 45%. Literacy rate in L2: 45%. Grammar. NT: 1988–2010.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Colombia
Other Comments: Seminomadic bands.