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Carib Indian Language (Kalihna, Galibi, Caribe)

Carib is a Cariban language of South America, spoken by about 10,000 people in Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil. Carib is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology. Word order is primarily SOV.

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Carib Language

Carib language samples and resources.

Carib Tribe Culture and History

Information and links about the Carib Indians past and present.

Carib Indians Fact Sheet

Our answers to common questions about the lifestyle of Carib Indian people.

Carib Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Caribs.

Carib Language Resources

Our Carib Language Materials

Carib Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Carib language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.

Carib Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Carib words.

Carib Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Carib language.

Carib Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Carib language.

Carib Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Carib language.

Carib Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Tribes and Languages of Brazil:
Map showing the areas in Brazil where Carib is spoken.

Language Map of Suriname and French Guiana:
Map showing where in South America the Carib language is spoken.

Galibi (True Carib):
Carib language information from Indigenous Languages of the Caribbean.

Carib-English Dictionary:
Partial online dictionary of the Carib language.

Carib (Kari'nja):
Profile of the Carib language including a phonological inventory, orthography and a text.

Caribbe Prayers

Language Museum: Carib Prayer:
Carib translations of the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary.

House of Languages: Kali'na:
Information about Kalina language usage.

Carib Language:
Demographic information about Carib from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Wikipedia: Carib (Galibi):
Encyclopedia article on the Carib language.

Kari'nja Language Tree:
Theories about Carib's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Carib Language Structures:
Carib linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Galibi Papers:
Archive of linguistics papers on Caribe, in English and Portuguese.

Carib Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources
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A Carib Grammar and Dictionary:
Good book for sale on the Carib Indian language.

Languages Of The Pre-Columbian Antilles:
A nice overview of Carib and other native Caribbean languages.

Additional Resources, Links, and References

Lengua kari'nya:

El idioma kariña:

Vocabulário galibi:
      Information on the Caribe language in Spanish.
  Carib Language:
  Carib links pages.
  Carib Tribe:
  Carib Indian books.

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