| Baniwa | |
|---|---|
| Baniua do Içana | |
| Spoken in | Brazil, Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Baniwa people |
| Native speakers | 6,070 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Arawakan
|
| Dialects |
Carútana
Hohodené (Kadaupuritana)
Siusy-Tapuya (Seuci)
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bwi |
Baniwa (Baniva), or Baniwa of Içana (Baniua do Içana), is an Arawakan language spoken in Amazonas, Brazil, and in Venezuela.
Aikhenvald (1999) considers Curripaco and Kadaupuritana (Catapolitani, Katpolítani) to be dialects; Kaufman (1994) considers them to be distinct languages. Ethnologue distinguishes only the first. Various dialects of both Baniwa and Curripaco are called Tapuya. All are spoken by the Baniwa people.