Paresi–Waura languages

Pareci–Xingu
	Central Maipurean
Geographic; distribution	Brazil, Bolivia
Linguistic classification	Arawakan Southern ? Pareci–Xingu; ;
Glottolog	cent2226[1]

The Pareci–Xingu languages, also known as Paresi–Waura or Central Maipurean, are Maipurean / Arawakan languages of the Bolivian and western Brazilian Amazon.

Languages

Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown:

Paresí group
- Paresí also known as Parecís, Haliti
- Saraveca also known as Sarave (†)
Waurá group
- Waura–Mehináku also known as Wauja, Meinaku
- Yawalapiti also known as Jaulapiti
- Custenau also known as Kustenaú (†)

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gollark: Just don't handle chililililililillilili if you're worried.

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gollark: I feel like lots of regulation tends to lead to stifling and problematic bureaucracy.

References

Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Central Maipuran". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[Glottolog-1] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Central Maipuran". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.