Nukak language

Nukak
Nɨkák náu'
Pronunciation[nɨkák náuʔ]
Native toColombia
RegionDepartment of Guaviare, Amazon Basin
EthnicityNukak
Native speakers
700 of Nukak proper (2010)
400 monolinguals (no date)
Puinave-Maku?
  • Northwestern Puinave-Maku ?
Dialects
  • Wayari
  • Meu
  • Taka
  • Miꞌpa
Official status
Official language in
Colombia
Regulated byInstituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbr
Glottolognuka1242
ELPNukak

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.