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Venezuela
Summary
Venezuela is a country in the Americas that is home to 29,790,000 people. It is also home to 37 living indigenous languages. It was also home to 6 indigenous languages that are now extinct. In addition, 7 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Cariban (14) Maipurean (10) Language isolate (5) Guajiboan (3) Yanomaman (3) Sálivan (2) Chibchan (1) Indo-European (1) Puinavean (1) Sign language (1) Tupian (1) Unclassified (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Venezuela has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.