Arawakan
Arawakan
Arawakan (pronunciation: /ˌærəˈwɑːkən/), also known as Maipurean (pronunciation: /maɪˈpjʊəriən/), is a language family that extends from the Caribbean and Central America to every country in South America except Uruguay and Chile. It is named after the Arawak people, a group of indigenous peoples of South America and of the Caribbean.
Etymology
The term "Arawakan" is derived from the word "Arawak", which is the self-designation of the Lokono, who are speakers of the Lokono language, one of the Arawakan languages. The term was coined by the Danish linguist Daniel Garrison Brinton in 1891, who used it to classify the languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Americas that were not covered by his other classifications.
Related Terms
- Arawak: The Arawak are a group of indigenous peoples of South America and the Caribbean. They speak the Arawakan languages.
- Lokono: The Lokono, also known as the Arawak by other groups, are an indigenous people who live in coastal areas of Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana. They speak the Lokono language, an Arawakan language.
- Daniel Garrison Brinton: Daniel Garrison Brinton was a 19th-century American archaeologist and ethnologist who made significant contributions to the study of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. He coined the term "Arawakan" to classify certain languages spoken by these peoples.
- Maipurean: Maipurean is another term for the Arawakan language family. It is derived from the name of the Maipure language, which was spoken by the Maipure people of Venezuela and Brazil.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Arawakan
- Wikipedia's article - Arawakan
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