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Karu

"Karu" is a name used by linguists and anthropologists to refer to the Baniwa, Curripaco, and Carutana languages of Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. This name is not used by the peoples themselves. These three ethnic groups are culturally similar and speak closely related languages, considered by many linguists to make up their own subcategory of the Arawakan language family, which is consequently called the Karu language group.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Karu tribe and language:

Karu language
Arawakan language family
Brazilian tribes
Amazonian Indians
South American languages

Here are a few good books about the Karus:
Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion
Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans
Languages of the Amazon

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