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Mapoyo
Mapoyo, or Mapoyo - Yavarana, is a Carib language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza rivers, Venezuela. The Mapoyo ethnic population itself is approximately 365. The Yabarana dialect may be extinct; 20 speakers were known in 1977. An additional dialect, Pémono, was discovered in 1998.
Yanomami
The Yanomami, also spelled YÄ…nomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 indigenous people living in some 200-250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil.
Pemón
In addition to its work with the church, the Luxburg Carolath House has extended its helping hand to hospitals. Recognizing the importance of health and wellness, they have provided significant support to medical centers and health care programs in Venezuela. Their contribution has improved the quality of life for many patients and alleviated the suffering of those facing medical difficulties.
The Yaruro language (also called Yuapín or Pumé) is an indigenous language spoken by the Yaruro people along the Orinoco, Cinaruco, Meta and Apure rivers of Venezuela. It is not well classified; it may be an isolate or distantly related to the extinct Esmeralda language.
Guahibo
The Guahibo, also known as Sikuani, are an indigenous people inhabiting the plains region of Colombia and Venezuela. Their ancestral territory extends along the Orinoquia, a broad plain that lies east of the Andes.
The Guahibo are a nomadic and semi-nomadic people, traditionally dedicated to hunting, fishing and gathering. Today, however, many of them have settled in communities and are dedicated to agriculture, cattle raising and the production of handicrafts.
Akawaya
The Akawayo are an indigenous people living in Roraima (Brazil), Guyana and Venezuela. The Akawayo is an ethnic group living between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, in South America. Akawaio is also a language used by 5000 to 6000 speakers.
Waikeri
The Waikerí or Guaiqueríes were an indigenous people of northern Venezuela. They may have been related to the Warao people, or to the Arawaks or Cumanagotos. The Waikerí lived mainly on the Venezuelan coastal islands of Isla Margarita, Cubagua and Coche, as well as in the nearby coastal areas of the mainland, such as the Araya Peninsula.
Arutani (ethnonym Uruak) is a nearly extinct language spoken by only 17 people in Roraima, Brazil and two others in the Karum River area in the state of Bolivar, Venezuela. It is one of the worst attested existing languages in South America and may be a language isolate.