Macro-Arawakan
| Macro-Arawakan | |
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| Arawakan | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Widest geographical area of any language group in Latin America, see Geographic distribution. |
| Linguistic classification: | Proposed language family |
| Subdivisions: | |
| Glottolog: | None |
Arawakan languages (blue dots), Guajiboan languages (violet dots), and Arauan languages (green dots). Paler areas represent probable extension at the time of contact.
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Macro-Arawakan is a proposed language family of South America and the Caribbean centered on the Arawakan languages. Sometimes, the proposal is called Arawakan, and the central family is called Maipurean.
Kaufman (1990) includes the following:
Payne (1991) and Derbyshire (1992) have:
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