Anu
| Baniwa
| Bari
| Curripaco
| Enepa
| Guahibo
| Hoti
| Karina
| Mapoyo
| Ninam
| Pemon
| Piapoco
| Piaroa
| Puinave
| Pume
| Sape
| Uruak
| Warao
| Warekena
| Wayuu
| Yabarana
| Yanomami
| Yekuana
| Yeral
| Yukpa
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Uruak
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| Indigenous Group |
Uruak (Also known as: Arutani)
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| Location |
Venezuela, Southern Bolívar State, Raúl Leoni Municipality, headwaters of the Paraqua and Uraricáa rivers
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| Estimated Population |
39 (2002,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Forest / Tropical Lowlands
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Hunting / Fishing
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| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated
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| Language Family |
Arutani (Language is nearly extinct and surviving members are intermarried with the Ninam and Pemon)
Classification:
Arutani-Sape
Alternate Names:
Auaqué, Auake, Awaké, Uruak, Urutani, Aoaqui, Oewaku
Dialects:
none |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue, Arutani: A Language of Venezuela
Map of Indigenous Languages of Venezuela
Wikipedia: Bolívar State
UNDP: The Struggle Over Electric Transmission Line to Brazil: Lessons from the Indigenous Conflict in Venezuela
Venezuela and Indigenous Rights
Tapir Gallery : Mining in Bolívar State
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| NGOs |
None found |
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