Alternate Names: Caliana, Chirichano, Kaliána, Kariana
Dialects: None known. Some lexical correspondences with Warao ,. Greenberg classified it provisionally as Macro-Tucanoan.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 28 (1992).
Language Use: Much intermarriage. Also use Arutani [atx], Ninam [shb], Pemon [aoc].
Language Development: Bible portions.
Nation of Origin: Venezuela