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:
*Pareci–Xingu
**Paresí group
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Paresí also known as Parecís, Haliti
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Saraveca
Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. By 1962, most people has switched to Chiquitano.
Numbers
It is said to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, although quinary syst ...
also known as Sarave
**Waurá group
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Waura–
Mehináku also known as Wauja, Meinaku
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Yawalapiti also known as Jaulapiti
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Kustenau also known as Kustenaú
More recent works by Fabre (2005) as well as Brandão and Facundes (2007) include
Enawene Nawe in a subgroup with
Paresí.
References
Arawakan languages
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