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ISO 639-3 · carcar
Cariban family
Carib
Carib is a language of the Cariban branch, spoken in Guyana, Venezuela, France and Suriname and 1 more country. Wikidata counts about 10,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “highly endangered South American language, spoken by the Kalina people (Caribs)”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
car- Glottocode
gali1262- Family
- Cariban
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 27 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
5countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Carib |
|---|---|
| Also called | Galibi Carib, Kari'nja, Carib language, Kali'na |
| All speakers | 10,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Cariban to Carib
The branches above Carib, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Guyana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalgynGuyanese Creoleunclassified · 700,0005 · DevelopinghnsCaribbean HindustaniIndo-European · 165,000aigAntiguan and Barbudan Creoleunclassified · 150,0006a · VigorouswbaWaraounclassified · 28,1006a · VigorouswapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · ThreatenedarwArawakunclassified · 2,5008a · MoribundwawWaiwaiunclassified5 · DevelopingbrcBerbice Creole DutchDutch-based creole languages10 · ExtinctskwSkepi Creole DutchDutch-based creole languages10 · Extinct