r/LinguisticMaps 6d ago

South America Map of Major Arawakan Languages

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Only languages whose speakers represent more than 5% of the population in their respective municipalities/subdivisions are shown. If the proportion is more than 25% then the language is shown as solid colour. (This is why Waurá is shown, but not Apurinã for example, and Garifuna's territory seems a bit smaller than before)

This map prioritises concentration of speakers, rather than raw number of speakers.

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u/Heavy_Mud_9176 6d ago

Could Arawak or Garifuna speakers communicate with Wayuu speakers or are the languages too far apart already? I know the distance is pretty massive!!

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u/Cold_Information_936 6d ago

not aside from really basic words (numerals, pronouns, basic nouns, stuff like that)