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Parukotoan languages, the Glossary

Index Parukotoan languages

The Parukotoan languages are a subgroup of the Cariban language family.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Brazil, Cariban languages, Guyana, Hixkaryana language, Sikiana language, Suriname, University of Brasília, Waiwai language.

  2. Cariban languages

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Cariban languages

The Cariban languages are a family of languages indigenous to north-eastern South America.

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Guyana

Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.

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Hixkaryana language

Hixkaryana is one of the Cariban languages, spoken by just over 500 people on the Nhamundá River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. Parukotoan languages and Hixkaryana language are Cariban languages.

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Sikiana language

Sikiana, or Kashuyana (also called Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana) is a Carib language that was spoken by 33 people in Brazil and 15 people in Suriname. Parukotoan languages and Sikiana language are Cariban languages and indigenous languages of the Americas stubs.

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Suriname

Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (Republiek Suriname), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.

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University of Brasília

The University of Brasília (Universidade de Brasília, UnB) is a federal public university in Brasília, the capital of Brazil.

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Waiwai language

Waiwai (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname. Parukotoan languages and Waiwai language are Cariban languages and indigenous languages of the Americas stubs.

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See also

Cariban languages

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parukotoan_languages