The Cariban languages are an indigenous language family of South America. Carib languages are widespread across northern South America, from the mouth of the Amazon River to the Colombian Andes and from Maracaibo (Venezuela) to Central Brazil. Cariban languages are relatively close to each other; in some cases, it is difficult to decide whether different groups speak different languages or dialects of the same language. Because of this, the exact number of Cariban languages is not known with certainty (current estimates range from 25 to 40, with 20 to 30 still spoken). The Cariban family is well known in the linguistic world due to Hixkaryana a language with Object-Verb-Subject sentences, previously thought not to exist in human language. Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ... Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... Hixkaryana is one of the Carib languages, spoken by just over 500 people on the Nhamundá river, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. ...

Carib-speaking peoples occupied the Lesser Antilles several hundred years ago, killing, displacing, or forcibly assimilating the Arawakan peoples who inhabited the islands. The Arawakan language was maintained by the conquered peoples and adopted by the conquerering Caribs. Thus the language is called Island Carib, though it is not part of the Carib linguistic family. It is now extinct but was spoken on the Lesser Antilles until the 1920's. A linguistic descendent of Island Carib, Garífuna, a language of Honduras is also known as Caribe or Black Carib. The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ... The Arawakan languages are an indigenous language family of South America and the Caribbean. ... This article is about the Island Carib people, who lived on the islands of the Caribbean. ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ... This article is about the Island Carib people, who lived on the islands of the Caribbean. ... The Garifuna or Garífuna are an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, decended from a mix of Amerindian and African people. ...

The Cariban family may be related to Je and Tupian in a "Je-Tupi-Carib" stock. Cariban itself is tentatively divided into two to four branches. Several of the major language stocks of South America are thought to be related. ...

Northern Carib languages

• Coyaima
• Japrería
• Yupka
• Pemon
• Akawaio
• Patamona
• Macushi
• Atruahí
• Sikiana
• Salumá
• Waiwai
• Akuriyó
• Apalaí
• Tiriyó (Trio)
• Wayana
• Carib
• Arára, Pará
• Txikão
• Mapoyo
• Panare
• Yabarana

Southern Carib languages Pemon or Pemong (in Spanish: Pemón) is a Carib language spoken mainly in Venezuela, specifically in the regions Bolivar State, Gran Sabana, an estimated 4,800 people in Venezuela speak Pemon. ... Akawaio is a Carib language spoken mainly in Guyana, most commonly in the region of the Upper Mazaruni. ...

• Carijona
• Hixkaryána
• Kaxuiâna
• Maquiritari
• Bakairí
• Kuikúro-Kalapálo
• Matipuhy
• Yarumá