Arawakan languages
The Arawakan language family is a group of languages spoken in South America, mostly in Brazil and countries surrounding it.[1]
| Arawakan | |
|---|---|
| Maipurean | |
| Geographic distribution: | South America, Central America, Caribbean |
| Linguistic classification: | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language: | Proto-Arawakan |
| Subdivisions: |
Northern
Southern
|
| ISO 639-5: | awd |
 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. | |
List
Ramirez (2020)
The list of Arawakan languages below is listed by linguist Henri Ramirez.[2][3][4]
- Arawakan
- Japurá-Colombia (Portuguese article)
- Upper Orinoco
- Central-Amazon-Antilles ? (probable branch)
- Mato Grosso-Palikur ? (probable branch)
- Bolivia-Purus-Kampa-(Amuesha) ? (probable branch)
- Lower Ucayali
References
- ↑ Arawakan Languages (Maipurean, Maipuran). www.native-languages.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ↑ Ramirez, Henri. Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados 2 (2020). Curitiba: Editora CRV. ISBN 978-65-5578-892-1. doi:10.24824/978655578892.1.[dead link]
- ↑ Ramirez, Henri. Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados 3 (2020). Curitiba: Editora CRV. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4.[dead link]
- ↑ 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.
