Macaguán language

Macaguán (Hitnü) is a Guahiban language that was spoken by about 400 people in Colombia. Many of its speakers are monolingual.

NativetoColombia

Regionbetween the Lipa, Ele, and Cuiloto rivers

Native speakers

300 (2008)^[1]

Language family

Guahiban

• Macaguán

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Macaguán
Hitnü
Native to	Colombia
Region	between the Lipa, Ele, and Cuiloto rivers
Native speakers	300 (2008)[1]
Language family	Guahiban Macaguán
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mbn
Glottolog	maca1259
ELP	Macaguán

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It is spoken by the Hitnü on the La Vorágine and San José de Lipa indigenous reservations in the municipality of Arauca in Puerto Rondón.^[2]