Carib language
Carib or Kari'nja is a Cariban language spoken by the Kalina people (Caribs) of South America. It is spoken by around 7,400 people mostly in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. The language is currently classified as highly endangered.[2]
Carib | |
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Kari'nja | |
Native to | Venezuela, the Guianas, and Brazil |
Ethnicity | Kali'na |
Native speakers | 7,430 (2009)[1] |
Cariban
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Latin script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | car |
ISO 639-3 | car |
Glottolog | gali1262 |
ELP | Kari'nja |
![]() Ethnic Kali'na populations | |
Coordinates: 5°42′32.499″N 54°0′55.313″W |