Carib language

Carib
Kari'nja, Galibi
Karìna auran
Venezuela: Kariˊña auran
French Guiana: Kaliʼna aulan
Suriname: Kariʼnja auran
Guyana: Kalina aulan
Brazil: Kariʼna auran
Pronunciation[kaɽiʔnia auɽaŋ]
Native toBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad
EthnicityKaliʼna
Native speakers
8,600 (2001–2012)[1]
Cariban
  • Guianan Carib
    • Carib
Dialects
  • Tyrewuju (Suriname)
  • Aretyry (Suriname)
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-2car
ISO 639-3car
Glottologgali1262
ELPKari'nja
Ethnic Kaliʼna populations
Kari’ña is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Coordinates: 5°42′32.499″N 54°0′55.313″W / 5.70902750°N 54.01536472°W / 5.70902750; -54.01536472

Carib or Kariʼnja is a Cariban language spoken by the Kalina people (Caribs) of South America. It is spoken by around 7,400 mostly in Brazil, The Guianas, and Venezuela. The language is currently classified as highly endangered,[2] as it is only spoken by elders.[3]

  1. ^ Carib at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking", The Indigenous Languages of South America, DE GRUYTER, pp. 167–234, doi:10.1515/9783110258035.167, ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3, retrieved 2025-03-14

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