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lsr Root ▶ 8= SOUTH-AMERICA geosector ▶ 87= AMAZON geozone
id name
87= AMAZON geozone
list descendants
position
09.08
nodeType
innernode
also
Amazon
pdf
OL-SITE 1999-2000 MASTER ONE Sectors 8-Zones 85-89.pdf
lsrType
zone
grouping
geo
scale
100.000 – 1.000.000*
lsrCountry
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; also Ecuador-E.
notes
covers the "Amazon" reference area, composed of sets not covered by any phylozone; comprising 22 sets of languages (= 55 outer languages) spoken by communities in the Amazon basin of South America: 87-A AMIKOANA* 87-B IAPAMA 87-C ARUTANI + SAPÉ 87-D NANOMAM + NINAM 87-E HOTÍ 87-F PIAROA + SÁLIBA 87-G GUAHIBO + CUIBA 87-H PUINAVE 87-I CACUA + NADËB* 87-J TINGUA + PAMIGUA 87-K CUBEO + DAHSEYÉ 87-L ABISHIRA 87-M TICUNA 87-N XIRIÂNA 87-O MUNICHE 87-P CAPANÁ + PAUMARI* 87-Q NEREYAMA* 87-R PIRAHÃ + MATANAUI 87-S BARA 87-T HIMARIMA 87-U KARAHAWYANA 87-V WERIDJAPÁ + HEWADIE 87-W PAPAVÓ including (with zone 81=) a number of languages sometimes known as 'macú', 'makú', 'maco', an unscientific term applied by outsiders to certain indigenous communities in the interior of Colombia and Venezuela, and in adjacent Brazil
statistics
22 sets • 27 chains • 35 nets • 55 outerLanguages • 122 innerLanguages • 49 dialects • 160 leaves • 310 descendants • 1  with wikidataLink • 62  with iso639Links • 55  with ethnologueLinks • 81  with glottologLinks
geoentityID geoentityName
sa•BR Brazil | sa•CO Colombia | sa•PE Peru | sa•VE Venezuela | sa•EC Ecuador
22 subdivisions
1* 87-A Amikoana
2* 87-B Iapama
3* 87-C Arutani + Sapé
4* 87-D Nanomam + Ninam
5* 87-E Hotí
6* 87-F Piaroa + Sáliba
7* 87-G Guahibo + Cuiba
8* 87-H Puinave
9* 87-I Cacua + Nadëb
10* 87-J Tingua + Pamigua
11* 87-K Cubeo + Dahseyé
12* 87-L Abishira
13* 87-M Ticuna
14* 87-N Xiriâna
15* 87-O Muniche
16* 87-P Capaná + Paumari
17* 87-Q Nereyama
18* 87-R Pirahã + Matanaui
19* 87-S Himarima
20* 87-T Karahawyana
21* 87-U Weridjapá + Hewadie
22* 87-V Papavó

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