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Cariban languages

The Cariban languages are a family of languages Indigenous to north-eastern South America. They are widespread across northernmost South America, from the mouth of the Amazon River to the Colombian Andes, and they are also spoken in small pockets of central Brazil. The languages of the Cariban family are relatively closely related. There are about three…

Family division, Language contact & Genetic relations

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Family division

Kari'njaKaliñaTaranoanTiriyoAkuriyo
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Language contact

GuatoKawapanaNambikwaraTarumaWarao
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Genetic relations

JêTupianJe–Tupi–Carib
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FamilySouth AmericaAmazon RiverColombian AndesMacushi
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Geographic distribution
Mostly within north-central South America, with extensions in the southern Caribbean and in Central America.
Glottolog
cari1283
Linguistic classification
Cariban
Subdivisions
Parukotoan · Pekodian · Kuikuroan · Venezuelan · Guianian

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Cariban languages

Nodes150
Edges149
Triples146
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013333
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Cariban languages

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related to Gildea (2012) · 54
Cariban languages → Akawaio, Akuriyo, ApalaíWaimirí AtroaríYukpa, Arara, Arekuna, As, Carib, Cariban, CaribanParukotoanKatxúyana, Cariña, Chaima, Cumanagota, De'kwana, Galibi, Gildea, HixkaryanaPekodianBakairíArara, Ikpéng, Ingarikó, Japréria, KalapaloGuianan CaribKari'nja
related to Meira (2006) · 33
Cariban languages → Akawaio, AkuriyóParukotoan, Apalaí, Arekuna, AráraIkpengApiaká, Atroari, Cariban, CaribanGuianan, Chayma, Cumanagoto, Galibi, Hapreria, HixkaryanaVenezolano, Japreria, Kalapalo, Kampot, Kapong, MakuxiPanareYe’kwana, Mapoyo, Motilón
related to Language contact · 20
Cariban languages → Araguaia River, Arawak, Bororo, Cariban, Extensive, Guato, Guiana Highlands, Jeoromitxi, Jolkesky, Karaja, Kawapana, Lower Amazon, Macro-Jê, Nambikwara, Parecis Plateau, Rikbaktsa, Taruma, There, Tupi, Warao
related to Family division · 12
Cariban languages → According, Cariban, Except, In, Kaufman, Opon, Palmela, Panare, Pimenteira, Romance, The Cariban, Yukpa
related to Genetic relations · 11
Cariban languages → Carib, Cariban, Gildea, Hoff, Je, Jê, Meira, Ribeiro, The Cariban, Tupi, Tupian
Subdivisions · 8
Cariban languages → Apalaí, Guianian, Kuikuroan, Opón–Yukpa, Parukotoan, Pekodian, Venezuelan, Yawaperí
related to Previous classifications · 5
Cariban languages → Cariban, Derbyshire, Good, Kaufman, Several
Geographic distribution · 1
Cariban languages → Mostly within north-central South America, with extensions in the southern Caribbean and in Central America.
Glottolog · 1
Cariban languages → cari1283
Linguistic classification · 1
Cariban languages → Cariban

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Important terminology

languages cariban language yukpa family south carib spoken gildea panare waiwai arekuna wayana mapoyo tamanaku hixkaryana apalaí meira america pimenteira

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Cariban languagesGeographic distributionMostly within north-central South America, with extensions in the southern Caribbean and in Central America.1.00infobox
Cariban languagesGlottologcari12831.00infobox
Cariban languagesLinguistic classificationCariban1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsParukotoan1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsPekodian1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsKuikuroan1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsVenezuelan1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsGuianian1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsOpón–Yukpa1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsYawaperí1.00infobox
Cariban languagesSubdivisionsApalaí1.00infobox
Cariban languagesrelated to Family divisionThe Cariban0.60section

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