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Maipure Indian Language (Maypure)

Maipure is an extinct Arawakan language of South America, once spoken in Colombia. It is closely related to the still-living Baniva language. Maipure was a polysynthetic language with predominantly SVO word order.

˜Maipure Language Resources –

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

Maipure:
Maipure language information. Page in Spanish.

˜Books For Sale On The Maipures –

Comparative Arawakan Histories: Rethinking Language Family and Culture Area in Amazonia:
Anthropology book on the Maipure and other Arawakan tribes of the Amazon.

Native American Books:
Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.

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