Cuaiquer Indian Language (Awa Pit, Awa-Cuaiquer)

Cuaiquer is a Barbacoan language of South America, spoken by about 2000 people in southwestern Colombia and northern Ecuador. Cuaiquer is a case-marking language with SOV word order.

Cuaiquer Language Resources

Cuaiquer Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Cuaiquer language.

Cuaiquer Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Cuaiquer words.

Cuaiquer Numbers:
Learn how to count in the Cuaiquer language.

Lengua Awá pit:
Overview of the Cuaiquer language including a phonological inventory. Page in Spanish.

Human Rights: Awapit:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Cuaiquer language.

Lengua Koaiker:
Brief Awa-Cuaiquer language information in Spanish.

House of Languages: Awapit
Information about Awa-Cuaiquer language usage.

Ethnologue: Cuaiquer:
Demographic information on the Cuaiquer language.

Wikipedia: Awa-Cuaiquer:
Encyclopedia article on the Awa-Cuaiquer language.

Awa-Cuaiquer Language Tree:
Theories about Cuaiquer's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Cuaiquer Language Structures:
Cuaiquer linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Cuaiquer Culture and History

Awá Kwaiker Culture:
History and traditions of the Cuaiquer tribe.

The Awa: Colombia's tribal people:
Article on the culture of the Awa Indians.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Awa:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Awa-Kwaikers.
  Los indios awa

Los Awa-Cuaiquer:
Information about the Cuaiquer tribe in Spanish.

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