Mawayana language
| Mawayana | |
|---|---|
| Mapidian | |
| Native to | Brazil, Guyana and Suriname |
| Region | Kwamalasamutu (currently) |
| Ethnicity | Mawayana |
Native speakers | 2 (2015)[1][2] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:mzx – Mawayanampw – Mapidian (duplicate code)[4] |
| Glottolog | mapi1252 Mapidian-Mawayanamawa1268 Mawakwa (retired) |
| ELP | Mawayana |
Mawayana, also called Mapidian, is an Arawakan language spoken in the vilage of Kwamalasamutu, Suriname by only two people.
References
- ↑ Carlin & Mans 2013:79
- ↑ Mans & Carlin 2015, p. 98.
- ↑ Aikhenvald 1999:69.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald (September 2015). "Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: A comprehensive review: Online appendices". Language. 91 (3): s1 – s188. doi:10.1353/lan.2015.0049. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0029-1D58-0. ISSN 1535-0665.
- Carlin, Eithne B; Mans, Jimmy (2013). "Movement through time in the southern Guianas: deconstructing the Amerindian kaleidoscope". In Carlin, Eithne B.; Leglise, Isabelle; Migge, Bettina; et al. (eds.). In and out of Suriname: Language, mobility, and identity. Caribbean Series. Leiden: Brill.
- Mans, Jimmy; Carlin, Eithne B. (2015). Movement through Time in the Southern Guianas: Deconstructing the Amerindian Kaleidoscope. Leiden: Brill.
- Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. (1999). "The Arawak language family". In Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y.; Dixon, R.M.W. (eds.). The Amazonian languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 65–106.