Alternate Names: Cunuana, De’cuana, Maiongong, Maquiritai, Maquiritare, Pawana, Soto, Ye’cuana, Yekuana
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Demographics: 5,520 in Venezuela (2001 census). Population total all countries: 5,950. Ethnic population: 6,520.
Language Use: Children are becoming bilingual in Spanish [spa] but most adults hardly speak any Spanish (Crevels 2007). Used as L2 by Piaroa [pid], Sanumá [xsu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%. NT: 1970.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Venezuela