Mapoyo

MCG

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Mapayo, Mapoye, Mopoi, Nepoye, Wanai

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Yabarana ,.

Genealogy:

Cariban
Central
Mapoyo-Yavarana

Demographics: 12 (2001 census), decreasing. A few semi-speakers left (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 200 (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Typology: Ergative.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Venezuela