Akawaio is a Carib language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni. Though many speakers don't live in villages, there are a number of population centers, notably Kamarang, Jawalla, Waramadong, and Kako to name a few. Some 6,000 people speak Akawaio, most of them in Guyana. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in Venezuela. The Carib languages are an indigenous language family of South America. ... The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...
External links
Ethnologue report on Akawaio (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ARB)
Akawaio Sample Language (http://www.language-museum.com/a/akawaio.php)