Cariban languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Carib_languages
gptkbp:class American indigenous languages
gptkbp:extinct Yes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 16th century
gptkbp:glottologCode cari1283
cba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cariban languages
gptkbp:ISO639-3 cba
gptkbp:language about 30
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Cariban
gptkbp:languageStatus endangered
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:notableFeature agglutinative morphology
complex verb morphology
postpositions
use of classifiers
lack of grammatical gender
split ergativity in some languages
use of reduplication
OVS word order in some languages
nasal harmony in some languages
noun classification
rich demonstrative system
use of evidentials
use of inclusive/exclusive pronouns
use of serial verb constructions
verb-final order in some languages
vowel harmony in some languages
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Pemon
gptkb:Ye'kuana
gptkb:Carib
gptkb:Wayana
gptkb:Makushi
gptkb:Hixkaryana
gptkb:Tiriyó
gptkbp:region northern South America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arawakan_languages
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carib
gptkb:Makushi
gptkb:Yukpa
gptkb:Pemon_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5