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Paresi Indian Language (Parecis, Peresi)

Paresi is an Arawakan language of South America, spoken by 1200 people in Brazil. Paresi is a polysynthetic language with predominantly SOV word order.



Paresi Vocabulary:
     Our list of vocabulary words in the Paresi language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.
Paresi-Portuguese Dictionary:
     Paresi dictionary available online. PDF format.
Paresí:
     Paresi language information including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.
Paresi Language:
     Demographic information on Paresi from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Paresi:
     Articles on the history, culture, religion and lifestyle of the Paresi Indians.



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