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Guaru Indian Language (Garu)

Guaru is an extinct Arawakan language of Colombia. Few records of the language remain, and some linguists consider it to have been a dialect of the living Yucuna language. Because the language is no longer spoken it is uncertain what the tribal name "Guaru" means, but it may have been a Spanish corruption of a word meaning "parrot" (which is waru in the Yucuna language.) This name has also been spelled Guarú, Garú, Garu, or Guarus.

Guaru Language Resources

Lengua de los Guaru:
Information on Guaru including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.

Guaru:
Wikipedia article on the Guaru language.

Comparative Arawakan Histories
Interesting book about the history and culture of the Arawak speaking tribes.

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