Maipurean languages Maipurean languages The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. These include the Taíno, who occupied the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas ( Lucayan), the Nepoya and Suppoyo of Trinidad and the Igneri who were supposed to have preceded the Caribs in the Lesser Antilles, together with related groups (including the Lokono) which lived along the eastern coast of South America as far south as what is now Brazil. The group belongs to the Arawakan language family and they were the natives Christopher Columbus found when he first landed in the Americas. The Spanish described them as a peaceful, gentle people, although this description was biased by the fact that any "hostile" groups were automatically classified as Caribs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arawak"
Baniwas are South American Indians from the Maipurean (Arawakan) linguistic family. They live in the Amazon Region, on the borders of Brazil with Colombia and Venezuela, along the Rio Negro River tributaries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baniwa"
Carib or Island Carib is the name of a people of the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea was named; their name for themselves was Kalinago for men and Kallipuna for women. They are an Amerindian people whose origins lie in the southern West Indies and the northern coast of South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carib"
Chané was a dialect of the Terena language (aka Tereno), an extinct language of Argentina and Bolivia. It belonged to the Maipurean language family. There is very few data on this language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chané language"
The Garifuna or Garífuna are an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people. They are also sometimes known as Garifune or Black Caribs. There are estimated to be about 200,000 of them in Central America and the United States. Properly, the term "Garifuna" refers to the individual and the language, while Garinagu is the (plural or collective) term for the people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garifuna"
The Machiguenga (also Matsigenka, Matsigenga) are an indigenous people of the jungle regions of Eastern Peru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Machiguenga"
Maipurean (also Maipuran, Maipureano, Maipúre, Arawakan, Arahuacan, Maipuran Arawakan, "mainstream" Arawakan, Arawakan proper) is a language family of that spans from the Caribbean and Central America to every country in South America excepting Uruguay and Chile. Maipurean may be related to other language families in a hypothetical Arawakan stock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maipurean"
Piro (also Mashco Piro, Cujareno, Cujareño, Mashco) is a Southern Maipurean language (Southern Outlier branch) spoken in Brazil and Peru. It is closely related to other languages of the Piro group which also includes Inapari, Kanamaré, and Apuriná. The name Mashco is offensive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Piro language"
Shiriana is an unclassified Upper Amazon Maipurean language spoken Roraima, Brazil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shiriana language"
The Taíno are pre- Colombian indigenous Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The seafaring Taíno are relatives of the Arawakan peoples of South America. Taíno of the Bahamas were known as Lucayan. Their language is a member of the Arawakan linguistic family, also found in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taíno"
Tariana (also Tariano) is an endangered Maipurean language spoken in Amazonas, Brazil by approximately 100 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tariana language"
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