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Paresi–Waura languages

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Geographicdistribution
  
Brazil, Bolivia

Glottolog
  
cent2226

Linguistic classification
  
ArawakanSouthern ?Pareci–Xingu

The Pareci–Xingu languages, a.k.a. Paresi–Waura or Central Maipurean, are Maipurean / Arawakan languages of the Bolivian and western Brazilian Amazon.

Languages

Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown:

  • Paresí group
  • Paresí a.k.a. Parecís, Haliti
  • Saraveca a.k.a. Sarave (†)
  • Waurá group
  • Waura–Mehináku a.k.a. Wauja, Meinaku
  • Yawalapiti a.k.a. Jaulapiti
  • Custenau a.k.a. Kustenaú (†)

    • References

    Paresi–Waura languages Wikipedia
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