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Taranoan | |
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Geographic distribution | Brazil, Suriname, Colombia |
Linguistic classification |
Cariban
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Glottolog | tara1324 |
The Taranoan languages are a subgroup of the Cariban language family. The languages are spoken in Brazil, Suriname, and Colombia. [1]
The Taranoan languages according to Sérgio Meira (2006) are: [2]: 169
With approximately 2,000 speakers, Tiriyó is the only language that is not close to extinction. Akuriyó and Karihona each have only a few elderly speakers left.
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Portuguese. (January 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Taranoan | |
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Geographic distribution | Brazil, Suriname, Colombia |
Linguistic classification |
Cariban
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Glottolog | tara1324 |
The Taranoan languages are a subgroup of the Cariban language family. The languages are spoken in Brazil, Suriname, and Colombia. [1]
The Taranoan languages according to Sérgio Meira (2006) are: [2]: 169
With approximately 2,000 speakers, Tiriyó is the only language that is not close to extinction. Akuriyó and Karihona each have only a few elderly speakers left.