Nukak language
| Nukak | |
|---|---|
| Nɨkák náu' | |
| Pronunciation | [nɨkák náuʔ] |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Department of Guaviare, Amazon Basin |
| Ethnicity | Nukak |
Native speakers | 700 of Nukak proper (2010) 400 monolinguals (no date) |
Puinave-Maku?
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| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Colombia
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| Regulated by | Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbr |
| Glottolog | nuka1242 |
| ELP | Nukak |
The Nukak language, or pejoratively Nukak Makú, is the language of the Nukak people. Other than being very closely related to Kakwa, it is of uncertain classification, perhaps part of the Puinave-Maku family.