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Ta-Arawakan languages

The Ta-Arawakan languages, also known as Ta-Maipurean and Caribbean, are the Indigenous Arawakan languages of the Caribbean Sea coasts of Central and South America. They are distinguished by the first person pronominal prefix ta-, as opposed to common Arawakan na-.

Languages
Kaufman (1994) provides the following subclassification: • Caribbean Arawakan • Taíno • Guajiro (Wahiro) • Wayuu (Guajiro, Wahiro) • Paraujano (Parauhano, Añun; 1 speaker remain) • Arawák (Lokono) • Iñeri (Inyeri) • Kalhíphona (Island Carib, modern Garífuna or Black Carib) Aikhenvald adds Shebayo, which Kaufman had left unclassified, and removes Iñeri from Ta-Arawakan proper: • Caribbean Arawakan • Iñeri • Kalhíphona • Ta-Arawakan • TaínoWayuuParaujanoArawákShebayoCaquetio ==Proto-language==
Proto-language
Reconstructions of Proto-Lokono-Guajiro proposed by Captain (1991): : ==References==
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