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Arawan

South American Language Families

Arawan, also spelled Arahuan or Arauan, is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil's Amazonas and Acre states and Peru's Ucayali region, comprising the extinct Arawa language alongside the living Kulina, Deni, Jamamadi, Paumari and Zuruaha languages. Proposed wider connections to the Harakmbut-Katukinan languages and to a broader Macro-Arawakan grouping remain unconfirmed.

Facts
Region
Western Brazil (Amazonas and Acre states) and Peru (Ucayali region) 1
Speaker Count
4300 2
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed: Dixon (2004) established Proto-Arawa (Proto-Arawan) reconstructions, focused on flora and fauna vocabulary. 1
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Arawan Languages
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction, first sentence
    is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil (Amazonas, Acre) and Peru (Ucayali)
  • Proto-language section heading and citation
    Below are selected Proto-Arawa (Proto-Arawan) reconstructions of flora and fauna names by Dixon (2004)
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2. Arawan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 297332): 4300
Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 297332): 4300
Wikidata item Q626772, property P1098 (number of speakers): 4300, point in time 2009-00-00 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
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Wikidata: Arawan
Wikidata Q626772, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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