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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Venezuela Genealogy|Venezuela]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Venezuela Languages|Languages]] }} ==Description== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] - only spoken by most in the country. Also known as '''Castilian'''. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Venezuela," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela#:~:text=most%20residents%20are%20monolingual, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Venezuela," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Venezuela, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref> The Spanish Constitution recognizes other languages as official for indigenous peoples. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayuu_language '''Wayuu'''] - also known as '''Guajiro'''. The most spoken indigenous language. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warao_language '''Warao'''] - also known as '''Guarauno''', '''Guarao''', '''Warrau'''. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemon_language '''Pemon'''] - also known as '''Pemón'''. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Venezuela#:~:text=spoken%20by%20the%20indigenous%20people%20of%20Venezuela '''All languages spoken by the indigenous people of Venezuela'''] Languages spoken by immigrants include * '''English''' - most widely spoken foreign language. Spoken by professionals, academics, upper and middle class * '''Chinese''' * '''Portuguese''' - spoken by the population living close to the Brazil border. * '''Italian''' * '''Arabic''' * '''German''' * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Venezuela#:~:text=Languages%20spoken%20by%20immigrants '''Languages spoken by immigrants in Venezuela'''] ==Word List(s)== * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php#:~:text=Useful%20Spanish%20phrases Useful Spanish phrases] - Omniglot * [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Wayuu/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings Wayuu Vocabulary] - Polyglot * [https://asawaa.com/en/common-phrases-and-words-used-in-wayuunaiki/ Common Phrases and Words Used in Wayuunaiki] - Asawaa * [http://www.native-languages.org/warao_words.htm Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Warao Words] - Native-Languages * [[Chinese Genealogical Word List]] * [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] * [[Italian Genealogical Word List]] * [[Arabic Genealogical Word List]] * [[German Genealogical Word List]] *[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== '''Alphabet''' * [https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm#:~:text=Spanish%20alphabet Spanish alphabet] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/warao.htm Warao numbers] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/pemon.htm#:~:text=Pemon%20alphabet Pemon alphabet] - Omniglot '''Pronunciation''' * [https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm#:~:text=Pronunciation Spanish Pronunciation] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/wayuu.php#:~:text=Wayuu%20pronunciation Wayuu pronunciation] - Omniglot * [https://omniglot.com/writing/pemon.htm#:~:text=Pemon%20alphabet%20and%20pronunciation Pemon pronunciation] - Omniglot ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== '''Dictionaries''' * Gooch, Anthony and Angel García de Paredes. ''Cassell's Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary.'' Macmillan, London, New York: Cassell, 1978. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/5029888 WorldCat]. * Jarman, Beatriz Galimberti, Roy Russell, Carol Styles Carvajal, and Nicholas Rollin. ''The Oxford Spanish dictionary : Spanish-English, English-Spanish.'' New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/212894272 WorldCat]. '''Online Dictionaries''' * [https://glosbe.com/en/es Dictionary English - Spanish] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/guc Dictionary English - Wayuu] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/wba/en Dictionary Warao - English] - Glosbe * [https://glosbe.com/en/aoc Dictionary English - Pemon] - Glosbe '''Language Aids''' * García, Teresa Alvarez and Susie Beattie. ''Collins Spanish dictionary & grammar.'' Glasgow, Scotland: Collins, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1041174756 WorldCat]. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayuu_language Wayuu Language] - Wikipedia * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warao_language Warao language] - Wikipedia ==Additional Resources== * Orozco, Sebastián de Covarrubias. ''Treasure of the Castilian or Spanish language.'' New York: New Directions Books, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1085160241 WorldCat]. * Straka, Tomás, Guillermo Guzmán Mirabal, and Alejandro E. Cáceres. ''Historical dictionary of Venezuela.'' Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/994206247 WorldCat]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Venezuela]]