Upper Amazon Arawakan languages
Family of languages
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The Upper Amazon Maipurean languages, a.k.a. North Amazonian or Inland Northern Maipuran, are Arawakan languages of the northern Amazon in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil.
distributionNorthern Amazon
- Northern
- Upper Amazonian Arawakan
- Western Nawiki
- Eastern Nawiki
- Central (Orinoco)
- Manao
| Upper Amazonian Arawakan | |
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| Inland Northern Maipuran | |
| Geographic distribution | Northern Amazon |
| Linguistic classification | Arawakan
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| Glottolog | inla1264 |
documented languages areas and approximate early probable areas. | |
Upper Amazon Arawakan has been surveyed comprehensively by Henri Ramirez (2001), which includes a historical reconstruction as well.
Languages
Kaufman (1994)
Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown (Aikhenvald's names of branches in parentheses):
- Western Nawiki (Colombian)
- Eastern Nawiki (Upper Rio Negro)
- Tariana
- Karu group
- Kurripako (a.k.a. Ipeka-Tapuia-Curripako)
- Baniwa (of Içana) (Carútana-Baniwa)
- Katapolítani-Moriwene-Mapanai (Kadaupuritana)
- Resígaro
- Central Upper Amazon (Orinoco)
- Manao (Middle Rio Negro) †
He leaves the following Upper Amazon languages unclassified:
Aikhenvald (1999)
In 1999 Aikhenvald[1] classified a couple languages Kaufman left out (Shiriana, Yabaâna), but leaves several of the Western Nawiki languages and branches unclassified. Several languages — Maipure, Resígaro, Cawishana, Mandahuaca, and Guarequena — are moved. She treats the Yucuna, Karu (Baniwa), and Bare groups as single languages.
- Western Nawiki (Colombian)
- Eastern Nawiki (Upper Rio Negro)
- Tariana
- Baniwa (Carútana-Baniwa) (dialects: Curripako, Catapolítani)
- Guarequena (Warekena)
- Central Upper Amazon (Orinoco)
- Mandahuaca (Mandawaka)
- Yabaâna †
- Baré (dialect: Guinao †)
- Yavitero †
- Baniwa of Guainia †
- Manao (Middle Rio Negro) †
Unclassified †: Wainumá, Mariaté, Anauyá, Amarizana, Jumana (Yumana), Pasé, Kariaí (Cariyai), Waraikú (Araikú), Wiriná. Cabre (Cavare) was found in the area of the Western Nawiki languages, but only a few words are known. The "Ponares language" listed in Ethnologue may have been Piapoco or Achagua.
