Paresi–Waura languages

The Pareci–Xingu languages, also known as Paresi–Waura or Central Maipurean, are Maipurean / Arawakan languages of the Bolivian and western Brazilian Amazon.

Pareci–Xingu
Central Maipurean
Geographic
distribution		Brazil, Bolivia
Linguistic classificationArawakan
  • Southern ?
    • Pareci–Xingu
Glottologcent2226[1]

Languages

Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown:

  • Paresí group
  • Waurá group
    • Waura–Mehináku also known as Wauja, Meinaku
    • Yawalapiti also known as Jaulapiti
    • Custenau also known as Kustenaú (†)

References
  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Central Maipuran". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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