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Arawakan languages
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Arawakan languages

 or Maipuran languages

Largest family of American Indian languages. The family comprises an estimated 65 known languages, of which at least 30 are now extinct. They stretch from the Caribbean coast of Central America to the Gran Chaco and southern Brazil, and from western Peru to the Guianas and central Brazil. Taino, a now-extinct Arawakan language of the Antilles, was the first American Indian language encountered by Europeans. Arawakan languages that are still viable include Goajiro in Colombia and Venezuela; Amuesha, Machiguenga, and the Campa languages in Peru; and Terena in Brazil.
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Directed by Sylvia Soumah, Coyaba Dance Theater's work is based on the traditional ceremonial dances of the West Indies' indigenous Arawak Indians.
DANCE PLACE MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH by Samuels, Shayna / Dance Magazine
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