Curripaco language

Kurripako (Curripaco, Curripako, Ipeka-Tapuia-Curripako) is an Arawakan language principally of Colombia and Venezuela.^[3] There are also a thousand speakers in Brazil.

NativetoColombia, Venezuela, Brazil

Ethnicity14,425 Koripako (2001–2014)^[1]

Native speakers

12,000 (2008–2012)^[2]

Language family

Arawakan

• Northern
  • Upper Amazon
    • Eastern Nawiki
      • Karu
        • Curripako

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Curripako
Kurripako
Native to	Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
Ethnicity	14,425 Koripako (2001–2014)[1]
Native speakers	12,000 (2008–2012)[2]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazon Eastern Nawiki Karu Curripako
Dialects	Ipeka-Tapuia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kpc
Glottolog	curr1243
ELP	Curripaco
Kurripako/Curripaco language map

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Kurripako forms a dialect continuum with Baniwa, and Aikhenvald (1999)^[4] considers them to be dialects. (Kaufman (1994) calls Baniwa–Curripako "Karu".^[5])^[6][7]