Guarequena Indian Language (Warekena)

Guarequena is an Arawakan language of South America, spoken by 700 people in Brazil and Venezuela.

Guarequena Language Resources

Guarequena Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Guarequena language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.

Guarequena Language
Demographic information on Guarequena from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Guarequena Language Tree:
Theories about Warekena's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Warekena Language Structures:
Warekena linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Warekena
Guarequena language information in Spanish.

Guarequena Culture and History Links

Orinoco Online: Warekena:
Culture and traditions of the Warekena, with photographs of Warekena artifacts.

The Life of the Indian Tribes of South Venezuela
Online museum exhibit on the culture of the Bare, Baniva, Curripaco, Piapoco, and Warekena tribes.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Os Warekenas

Povo Wakekena:
  Information about the Guarequenas in Portuguese.
  Wikipedia: Upper Amazon Maipurean:
  Encyclopedia article on the Maipurean language family, including Guarequena.

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