Karipuna or Caripuná may refer to: * Jau-Navo language, or Chakobo (Panoan): the original Karipuna of Guaporé in Rondônia, Brazil; one of two assigned ISO code uq*

Kawahib language Kawahíva (Kawahíb, Kagwahib) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The major variety is Tenharim. The Tenharim (self-designation, Pyri 'near, together'), Parintintín, Jiahúi, Amondawa, Karipúna (not to be confused with neither ...

(Tupian): the more recently labeled Karipuna of Guaporé in Rondônia, Brazil, also assigned ISO code uq*

Palikúr language Palikúr (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Palicur'', French: ''Palikur'') is an Arawakan language of Brazil and French Guiana. Knowledge of French and Portuguese is common, and French Guianese Creole is used as the common language among the tribes in ...

(Arawakan): the original language of the

Karipuna do Amapá The Karipuna do Amapá (also: Karipúna) are an indigenous people located in the riverine areas of the Brazilian state of Amapá, particularly around the Caripi River. In 2014, the population was estimated at 2,922 people. History The Amerindi ...

of Brazil and French Guiana; one of two assigned ISO code gm*an unrecorded language, reportedly

Nheengatu language The Nheengatu language (Tupi: , nheengatu rionegrino: ''yẽgatu'', nheengatu tradicional: ''nhẽẽgatú'' e nheengatu tapajoawara: ''nheẽgatu''), often written Nhengatu, is an indigenous language of the Tupi-Guarani family, being then deri ...

(Tupian); the original language of recent immigrants to Amapá, whose original language was also assigned ISO code gm* Lanc-Patuá creole, otherwise known as Karipuna Creole French; assigned ISO code mv

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The name 'Karipuna' has been used in Brazil for languages in the Madeira–

Guaporé River Guaporé River ( pt, Rio Guaporé, es, Río Iténez) is a river in western Brazil and northeastern Bolivia. It is long; of the river forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia. The Guaporé River is part of the Madeira River basin, which eve ...

region of Rondônia and in the

Uaçá River Uaçá River is a river of Amapá state in Brazil. It is a tributary of the Oiapoque River The Oyapock or Oiapoque (; ; ) is a long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guia ...

region of Amapá. In Rondônia, the name originally applied to the Panoan language Jau-Navo, and was the only language there called Karipuna until the 1950s. However, from the 1950s until the 1970s, the name was extended to newly contacted peoples in the region who spoke various dialects of the Tupian

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started using the name for several Kawahib dialects, creating the current confusion in the region. In Amapá, the only attested indigenous language that went by the name was the Arawakan language

Palikur The Palikur are an indigenous people located in the riverine areas of the Brazilian state of Amapá and in French Guiana, particularly in the south-eastern border region, on the north bank of the Oyapock River. The Palikur Nation, or ''naoné'', ...

. After the assimilation of the original Amapá people, the name was applied to immigrants, now known as the

, whose language was not recorded but was reported to be

Nheengatu The Nheengatu language (Tupi: , nheengatu rionegrino: ''yẽgatu'', nheengatu tradicional: ''nhẽẽgatú'' e nheengatu tapajoawara: ''nheẽgatu''), often written Nhengatu, is an indigenous language of the Tupi-Guarani family, being then der ...

, a Tupian language. Their recorded language is Karipuna Creole French.Glottolog bookkeeping reference on ''Karipuna do Amapa''
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