Arawak language
Arawak (Arowak, Aruák), also known as Lokono (Lokono Dian, literally "people's talk" by its speakers), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of South America in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. It is the eponymous language of the Arawakan language family.
| Arawak | |
|---|---|
| Lokono | |
| Native to | French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Jamaica, Barbados |
| Region | Guianas |
| Ethnicity | Lokono (Arawak) |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1990–2012) |
Arawakan
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | arw |
| ISO 639-3 | arw |
| Glottolog | araw1276 |
| ELP | Lokono |
Arawakan languages in South America and the Caribbean | |
Arawak is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Lokono is an active–stative language.
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