Cubeo language
Cubeo (ISO 639-3 code cub) is a language of the Tucanoan family spoken in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It has about 7,900 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | cub |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | cube1242 |
| Family | Tucanoan |
| Area | South America |
| Countries | Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela |
| Speakers (estimate) | 7,900 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Tucanoan languages, nearest first.
- Tucano13,996 speakers
- Guanano2,000 speakers
- Tanimuca-Retuarã1,952 speakers
- Barasana-Eduria1,924 speakers
- Piratapuyo1,330 speakers
- Secoya1,174 speakers
- Siona1,174 speakers
- Macuna1,041 speakers
- Yurutí687 speakers
- Carapana527 speakers
- Desano450 speakers
- Tatuyo331 speakers
More about Cubeo
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.