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Culina Indian Language (Kulina, Kurina, Corina)

Culina is a Arauan language of South America. It is often called Kulina Madihá to distinguish it from the unrelated language Kulina Pano, which was a Panoan language. Culina is spoken by around 2500 people in Brazil and Peru. Culina is very similar to the Deni language, and some linguists consider the two to be dialects of a single language. Both Culina and Deni have SOV word order.

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Culina Language Resources

Peru Linguistic Map * Tribes and Languages of Peru:
    Maps showing the areas in South America where Culina is spoken.
Culina Language * Culina Phonology * Culina Orthography * Culina Text * Culina Genesis Translation:
    Scanned-in Kulina language texts from the Rosetta Project.
La Lengua Kulina:
    Culina language information including linguistic maps of Peru and Brazil. Page in Spanish.
Ethnologue: Culina:
    Demographic information on the Culina language.
House of Languages: Culina:
    Information about Culina language usage.
Kulina Language Tree:
    Theories about Culina's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Culina Language Structures:
    Culina Madija linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Culina Culture and History Links

Culina Culture:
    History and traditions of the Culina tribe.
Tribes of Central Brazil:
    Map showing where the Kulina people live in Brazil.
Kulina House Model:
    Museum exhibit depicting the traditional Culina style of builgin houses.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Wikipedia: Culina:
Encyclopedia articles on the Culina language.
Os Kulina * Os Madiha:
Information about the Kulinas in Portuguese.
Cultura Madija * Lengua Madija:
Information about the Kulinas and their language in Spanish.



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