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Akuriyo Indian Language (Akurio, Akuri, Wama)

Language: Akuriyo is a Carib language of South America, spoken today by only a few elders in Suriname. Most Akuriyo people have switched to the neighboring language Trio. Akuriyo is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology.

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Names: Alternate spellings of their tribal name include Akurio, Akuri, Akurijo, Akuliyo, Akulio, Akoerio, Akuriyó, Akuriyana, and Akuria. Akuriyo bands include the Wama (also known as the Wayarikule, Wayaricuri, Wayarikure, Wayacule, Wayakule, Wayarikoele, Irakule, Oyaricoule, or Oyaricoulet,) the Triometesen (also spelled Triometesem or Tiriyometesem), the Turaekare, and the Akuriekare.

Akuriyo Language

Akuriyo language samples and resources.

Akuriyo Culture and History

Information and links about the Akuriyo tribe past and present.

Akuriyo Language Resources

Our Online Akuriyo Materials

Akuriyo Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Akuriyo language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.

Akuriyo Dictionaries and Language Books for Sale
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On Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Cariban Morphosyntax:
Linguistics text on the grammatical structure of Akuriyo and other Cariban languages.

The Akuriyo of Surinam: A case of emergence from isolation:
Ethnographic information about the Akuriyo tribe.

The Amazonian Languages:
Linguistic overview of the languages of the Amazon, including Akuriyo and the Cariban language family.

Akuriyo Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Language Map of Suriname and French Guiana:
Map showing where in South America the Akurio language is spoken.

House of Languages: Akurio
Information about Akurio language usage.

Akurio Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Akurio language.

Akurio Language Tree:
Theories about Akuriyó's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Omniglot: Akurio:
Language profile and sample text in Akurio.

Wikipedia: Akurio People:
Encyclopedia article about the Akurio and their language.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Endangered Languages Project: Akuriyo:
  Bibliography of Akuriyo language resources.
  OLAC: Akuriyo:
  Reference list of Akuriyo language materials.
  Akuriyo: Turaekare en Akuriekare

De Akuriyo:
  Information on the Akuriyo and their language in Dutch.
  La Lengua Akuriyo:
  Information on the Akuriyo language in Spanish.
  Languages of Suriname:
  Information about tribal languages in Suriname.

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