Get to Know the Wayuunaiki language and Wayuu culture
The Wayuunaiki language is spoken by more than 400,000 people, on the Guajira Peninsula - in northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
The Wayuunaiki language is sometimes referred to as Wayuu, after the people who speak it, as well as Guajiro.
Why learn the Wayuunaiki language?
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Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
Photo by Ricardo Arce on Unsplash
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayuu_language#/media/File:Wayuumap.png
Resources for learning the Wayuunaiki language
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YouTube Channels
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Books
Waashajaai wanuiki - Hablemos nuestra lengua : Curso de Wayuunaiki
by Yasir Andres Bustos Florez
by Francisco González
Pürinsipechonkai (The Little Prince in Wayuunaiki)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
by Miguel Fuenmayor
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Podcasts
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How to Learn Spanish
The majority of the resources available for learning Wayuunaiki are in Spanish.
One of the great things about learning Spanish is that it makes learning languages like Wayuunaiki easier - simply because Wayuunaiki is spoken in countries where Spanish is the majority language, and most of the resources are therefore in Spanish.
If you're interested in learning Spanish, How to Learn Spanish will guide you through the process in a fast and fun way.
Why learn Spanish?
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