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Arawan languages

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Geographicdistribution:
  
Brazil and Peru

Glottolog:
  
araw1282

ISO 639-5:
  
auf

Arawan languages

Linguistic classification:
  
Macro-Arawakan ?Arawán

Arawan (also Arahuan, Arauan, Arawán, Arawa, Arauán) is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil (Amazonas, Acre) and Peru (Ucayali).

Family division

Arauan consists of half a dozen languages:

  • Arawá (also known as Arawa, Arua) (†)
  • Kulina (also known as Culina-Madijá, Culina)
  • Deni
  • Jamamadi (also known as Madi; incl. Kanamanti?)
  • Paumari
  • Suruwahá (also known as Sorowahá, Zuruahá)

    • References

    Arawan languages Wikipedia
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