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Cabiyarí
Kawillari
Native to	Colombia, Venezuela
Region	Cananarí River
Native speakers	270 (2008)^[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazon Western Nawiki Piapoko Cabiyarí
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cbb`
Glottolog	`cabi1241`
ELP	Cabiyarí

Cabiyarí (Caviyari) is an Arawakan language spoken along the Cananarí River in the Vaupes Region of Colombia in north western South America. The name is also spelled Cabiuarí, Cauyarí, Kauyarí, Cuyare, Kawillary.

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^ Cabiyarí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Languages of Colombia

Official languages

Spanish

Indigenous
languages

Arawakan	Achawa Cabiyari Piapoco Wayuu Yucuna
Barbacoan	Awa Pit Kokonuco Misak Mwelyama Pasto Totoró
Bora–Witoto	Andoque Bora Minica Huitoto Muinane Murui Huitoto Ocaina
Chibchan	Arhuaco Barí Chimila Kogi Kuna Uwa Wiwa
Chocoan	Baudo Catio Chami Eperara Northern Embera
Guajiboan	Guahibo Guayabero Macaguán
Tucanoan	Barasana-Eduria Carapana Cubeo Cuiba Desano Koreguaje Macaguaje Macuna Pisamira Siona Siriano Tanimuca-Retuarã Tatuyo Tuyuca Waimajã Wajiara Wanano Yauna
Other	Carabayo Carijona Cocama Cofán Inga Kichwa Kakwa Kichwa Nheengatu Nukak Páez Ticuna Yukpa

Creoles/Other

Sign languages

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Northern

Caribbean

Palikuran

Pidjanan

Upper Amazon

Western Nawiki	Achawa Amarizana Anauyá Cabiyari (?) Cabre (?) Guarú Kawishana Mainatari Mandawaca Mepuri Pasé Piapoco Resígaro (?) Warekena Waraikú (?) Wainumá–Mariaté Wiriná (?) Yabaâna (?) Yucuna Yumana
Eastern Nawiki	Baniwa Kurripako Tariana
Central Upper Amazon	Avane Baré Baniwa of Guainia Guinao Maipure Marawá Yavitero
Manao	Kariaí Manao Shiriana (?)

Southern

Western	Chamicuro Morique Yanesha'
Central Maipurean	Agavotaguerra (?) Custenau Enawenê-Nawê Paresí Saraveca Waura–Mehináku Yawalapití
Piro	Apurinã Iñapari Cararí Mashco Piro Piro Kanamaré
Bolivia–Parana	Baure Lapachu Moxos Pauna Terêna–Chané
Campa	Asháninka Ashéninga Axininca Caquinte Matsiguenga Nomatsiguenga Pucapucari

Macro-Arawakan

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