Arawakan languages

Arawakan
Maipurean
Geographic
distribution		South America, Central America, Caribbean
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Proto-languageProto-Arawakan
Subdivisions
  • Northern
  • Southern
Language codes
ISO 639-5awd
Glottologaraw1281
Maipurean languages in South America (Caribbean and Central America not included): North-Maipurean (pale blue) and South-Maipurean (deeper blue). Spots represent location of extant languages, and shadowed areas show probable earlier locations.

The Arawakan language family is a group of languages spoken in South America, mostly in Brazil and countries surrounding it.[1]

List

Ramirez (2020)

The list of Arawakan languages below is listed by linguist Henri Ramirez.[2][3][4]

  • Arawakan
    • Japurá-Colombia (Portuguese article)
      • † Mepuri
      • † Yumana–Passé
        • † Yumana
        • † Passé
      • † Kauixana
      • Peripheral
        • † Mandawaka, Warekena (do San Miguel); Baniwa-Koripako
        • Piapoco, Achagua; Kabiyari
        • † Resígaro
        • † Wainumá-Mariaté
        • Yukuna
    • Upper Orinoco
      • Baniva de Maroa
      • † Pareni-Yavitero
      • † Maipure
    • Central-Amazon-Antilles ? (probable branch)
      • Amazon-Antilles
        • Guajiro, † Paraujano
        • † Taino, Iñeri, Loko, † Marawá
        • ? † Waraiku
        • ? † Wirina
      • Middle Rio Negro
        • † Baré
        • † Guinau
        • † Anauyá; † Mainatari, † Yabahana
      • Central
        • † Bahuana; † Manao, † Cariaí
        • † Aruã
        • Pidjanan
          • † Mawayana
          • Wapixana, † Parawana, † Aroaqui
        • ? † Shebayo
    • Mato Grosso-Palikur ? (probable branch)
    • Bolivia-Purus-Kampa-(Amuesha) ? (probable branch)
      • Bolivia
        • Baure
        • Pauna; Mojeño, Tereno
      • Purus
        • † Iñapari
        • Piro
        • Apurinã
        • † Cararí
      • Pre-Andine
        • Kampa
      • Pozuzo
        • Amuesha
    • Lower Ucayali
      • † Chamicuro
      • ? † Moríque

References

  1. ↑ "Arawakan Languages (Maipurean, Maipuran)". www.native-languages.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ↑ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 2 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978655578892.1. ISBN 978-65-5578-892-1. S2CID 242704551.
  3. ↑ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4. S2CID 243563290.
  4. ↑ Ramirez, Henri; França, Maria Cristina Victorino de. (2019). Línguas Arawak da Bolívia Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas, 19, e019012. doi:10.20396/liames.v19i0.8655045
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