The internal classification of the Arawan languages

The Arawan language family of south-western Amazonia was named after the extinct Arawá language, which is only known from a short wordlist collected by William Chandless in 1867. This paper investigates what Chandless’s list tells us about the position of Arawá within the family and what can current...

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Main Author: Stefan Dienst
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2010-04-01
Series:Liames
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/liames/article/view/1471
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description The Arawan language family of south-western Amazonia was named after the extinct Arawá language, which is only known from a short wordlist collected by William Chandless in 1867. This paper investigates what Chandless’s list tells us about the position of Arawá within the family and what can currently be said about the relationship between the living Arawan languages.
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spelling doaj.art-145f0ef813494b5c9574479c5cf03a322022-12-21T23:14:22ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasLiames1678-05312177-71602010-04-018110.20396/liames.v8i1.14711473The internal classification of the Arawan languagesStefan Dienst0La Trobe UniversityThe Arawan language family of south-western Amazonia was named after the extinct Arawá language, which is only known from a short wordlist collected by William Chandless in 1867. This paper investigates what Chandless’s list tells us about the position of Arawá within the family and what can currently be said about the relationship between the living Arawan languages.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/liames/article/view/1471Família arawá. Linguística histórica. Classificação linguística.
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The internal classification of the Arawan languages
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Família arawá. Linguística histórica. Classificação linguística.
title The internal classification of the Arawan languages
title_full The internal classification of the Arawan languages
title_fullStr The internal classification of the Arawan languages
title_full_unstemmed The internal classification of the Arawan languages
title_short The internal classification of the Arawan languages
title_sort internal classification of the arawan languages
topic Família arawá. Linguística histórica. Classificação linguística.
url https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/liames/article/view/1471
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