Minica Huitoto

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Minica Huitoto
Spoken in: Colombia, Perú
Total speakers: 1,705 (2000 WCD)
Language family: American
 Witotoan
  Witoto
   Witoto Proper
    Minica-Murui
     Minica Huitoto
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: hto
ISO 639-3: hto

Minica Huitoto (mee-nee-kah wee-toh-toh) is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.[1]

It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.[2]

There are only five speakers in Perú, where it has official standing within its community.[3]

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  1. ^ Ethnologue report for language code:hto
  2. ^ Ethnologue report for language code:hto
  3. ^ Ethnologue report for language code:hto

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