Guianan Carib

E767347

language branch subgroup of Cariban languages

Guianan Carib is a branch of the Cariban language family comprising several indigenous languages spoken in the Guiana region of northern South America.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Galibi Carib	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	language branch ⓘ subgroup of Cariban languages ⓘ
classificationBasis	shared phonological and lexical innovations within Cariban ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
ethnicAssociation	indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Amazon basin ⓘ
hasFeature	evidentiality distinctions in some member languages ⓘ noun classification in some member languages ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Akawaio language NERFINISHED ⓘ Akurio language NERFINISHED ⓘ Apalaí language NERFINISHED ⓘ Carib language (Kalina) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hixkaryána language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingarikó language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapon languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Karihona (Carijona) language NERFINISHED ⓘ Macushi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapoyo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Panare language (Pananare) NERFINISHED ⓘ Patamona language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pemon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Piapoco language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiriyó language NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiwai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayana language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yabarana language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ye’kwana language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin script (for several member languages) ⓘ
languageFamily	Cariban ⓘ
languageStatus	primarily oral tradition ⓘ
linguisticTypology	agglutinative language group ⓘ
partOf	Cariban language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField	anthropological linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ
spokenBy	Kalina (Carib) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Macushi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pemon people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiriyó people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayana people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	many member languages endangered ⓘ
usedBy	indigenous communities in northern South America ⓘ
wordOrder	SOV-dominant ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiriyó language → languageBranch → Guianan Carib ⓘ

Kare → hasGlottologName → Guianan Carib ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galibi Carib