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Carib language

This article is about the language of South America. For the language of the Caribs in the Caribbean, see Island Carib language.
Carib
Kari'nja
Native toBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname,Venezuela, and Trinidad
EthnicityKali'na
Native speakers
8,600 (2001–2012)[1]
Cariban
  • Guianan Carib
    • Carib
Dialects
  • Tyrewuju (Suriname)
  • Aretyry (Suriname)
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-2car
ISO 639-3car
Glottologgali1262
ELPKari'nja
Ethnic Kali'na populations
Coordinates: 5°42′32.499″N 54°0′55.313″W / 5.70902750°N 54.01536472°W / 5.70902750; -54.01536472

Carib or Kari'nja is a Cariban language spoken by the Kalina people (Caribs) of South America. It is spoken by around 7,400 mostly in Brazil, The Guianas, and Venezuela. The language is currently classified as highly endangered.[2]

  1. ^ Carib at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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