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Mapidian Indian Language

Mapidian is an endangered Arawakan language of South America, spoken by only a few dozen elders in Brazil and Guyana. Mapidian is closely related to the better-known Wapishana language, and is considered by some to be a dialect of that language.

˜Mapidian Language Resources –

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

La Lengua Maopidyán:
Wapixana/Mapidian language information including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.

Mapidian Language:
Demographic information on Mapidian from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Books For Sale On The Mapidians –

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

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

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