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Araona Indian Language (Arauna, Cavina)
Language: Araona is a Pano-Tacanan language of South America,
spoken by 75 people in Bolivia. Araona is an
agglutinative, consonant-rich language
with primarily SOV word order.
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Names: Araona is the people's name for themselves in their own language.
They are sometimes also known as the Caviña. This was originally the name of one of the two
Araona moeities (clan groups) and is today used as a regional place name; it is also the source of the
name of the related Cavineña tribe.
Alternate spellings of these names include Arauna, Arahuna, Alaona, Aqoana, Cavina, Cabiña, Kavina, and Kaviña. The Araona have occasionally
also been known as the "Southern Quechua," primarily due to their mythology being similar to that of the Quechuas.
The Araona language is completely unrelated to the actual Southern Quechua language.
Araona Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Araona language, with comparison to words in other Pano-Tacanan languages.
Araona Picture Dictionary:
Worksheet of animal words in teh Araona language.
Araona Language 
Araona Orthography Araona Phonology Araona Vocabulary Araona Text:
Scanned-in Araona language materials from the Rosetta Project.
Araona Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Araona language.
La Lengua Araona:
Information on Araona including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Araona
Information about Araona language usage.
Wikipedia: Araona:
Encyclopedia entry on the Araona language.
Araona Language Tree:
Theories about Araona's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Araona Language Structures:
Araona linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Araona Papers:
Archive of linguistics papers on Araona, in English and Spanish.
Araona Bible Passage: Genesis in Araona: Araona Words of Life:
Araona bible translations.
Books For Sale On The Araonas
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Diccionario Araona y Castellano
Spanish-Araona dictionary for sale online.
A Grammar of Araona
Linguistics text on the Araona language in English.
Languages of the Amazon
In-depth book about Araona and dozens of other Amazonian Indian languages.
Native Indian Books:
Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.
Indigenous People of Puerto Araona:
Article on the history and traditions of the Araona tribe.
Tribes of Bolivia Bolivian Language Map Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia:
Maps of Bolivia showing the area where the Araona people live.
Wikipedia: Araona People:
Encyclopedia entry about the Araonas.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Endangered Languages Project: Araona: OLAC: Araona:
Bibliographies of Araona language resources.
Bolivian Indians:
Information and links about indigenous culture of Bolivia.
Cultura de los Araona Etnia Araona Pueblo Araona Idioma Araona:
Information about the Araonas and their language in Spanish.
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