Alternate Names: Yapreria
Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible with other Carib languages of the area (1973 M. Durbin). Lexical similarity: 60% with Yukpa , (2009 W. Largo and J. Morales).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 170 (2002 census). 10 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 220.
Language Use: Threatened by exogamous marriages. Home, work. Neutral attitudes. 90% also use Spanish [spa]. Also use Yukpa [yup].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 0%.
Nation of Origin: Venezuela
Other Comments: Possibly came from the Yukpas in central Colombia.