The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It has been superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).
SIL code: BAE
ISO 639-2: sai
| Population | A few speakers in Venezuela, perhaps 238 in the ethnic group (1975 Gaceta Indigenista). |
| Region | Colombian border in extreme southwest, Amazonas, along the upper Rio Negro from Brazil-Venezuela border to the Casiquiare Canal, Maroa. |
| Alternate names | BARAWANA, BARAUNA, BARAUANA, IHINI, ARIHINI, MALDAVACA, CUNIPUSANA, YAVITA, MITUA |
| Classification | Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Inland. |
| Comments | Bilingualism in Spanish, Nhengatu. All are elderly (1975). The name 'Baré' is also used as a cover term for separate languages: Baré, Mandahuaca, Guarekena, Baniwa, Piapoko. Nearly extinct. |
