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Name:
Aruán
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Arauá; Arua; Arawá; Arauan; Madi; Arawa; Arúan; Aruá; Aroã
Once Spoken in:
Brazil
Code:
aru
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Maipurean (Maipuran, Arawakan)
Parent Subgroup:
Maritime; Ta-Arawkan Group; Ciguayo; Igneri; Lucayo; Subtaino; Caribbean; Maritime Maipurean (carb)
Brief Description:
An extinct language of Brazil. The last speaker died in 1877. A word list from 1869 survives.
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Map of Aruán
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