Witoto language

Witoto
Huitoto
Region	Colombia and Peru
Ethnicity	Witoto peoples
Native speakers	7,400–8,200 (2004) [1]
Language family	Witotoan Witoto
Dialects	Minica Murui Nüpode
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: hto  – Minica huu  – Murui hux  – Nüpode
Glottolog	nucl1659

Where Witoto is spoken

Witoto, Huitoto or Uitoto is an indigenous American language spoken by the Witoto people, an indigenous group living in Colombia and in the neighbouring region of northern Peru. It is part of the Witotoan language family.

Notes

1. Adelaar & Muysken (2004:613)

References

• Adelaar, Willem F. H.; Muysken, Pieter C. (2004). The Languages of the Andes. Cambridge University Press.