Karu language

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Karu
Baniwa of Içana
Tapuya
Native to	Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
Ethnicity	Baniwa people
Native speakers	12,000 (2001–2007)[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazon Eastern Nawiki Karu
Dialects	Carútana-Baniwa Hohôdene (Katapolitana) Siusy-Tapuya (Seuci) Ipeka-Tapuia Curripaco (Wakuénai) Unhun (Katapolitana, Enhen) Waliperi Mapanai Moriwene
Official status
Official language in	Brazil (São Gabriel da Cachoeira)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: bwi – Baniwa kpc – Curripako
Glottolog	bani1259  Baniwa-Curripaco
ELP	Baniwa Curripaco

Karu, one of several languages called Baniwa (Baniva), or in older sources Itayaine (Iyaine), is an Arawakan language spoken in Guainía, Colombia, Venezuela, and Amazonas, Brazil. It forms a subgroup with the Tariana, Piapoco, Resígaro and Guarequena languages.^[2] There are 10,000 speakers.^[3]