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Arawak

A language of Suriname

ISO 639-3: arw

Population	700 in Suriname (1980 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 2,450. Ethnic population: 2,051 in Suriname (1980 census).
Region	North Suriname, scattered. Also in French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela.
Language map	French Guiana and Suriname
Alternate names	Arowak, Lokono
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Caribbean
Language use	Realize their language is in danger. Older adults only.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1850–1978.
Writing system	Latin script.

Also spoken in:

French Guiana

Language name	Arawak
Population	150 in French Guiana. Ethnic population: 350.
Region	Coastal areas.
Language map	French Guiana and Suriname
Alternate names	Lokono
Language use	Older adults.

Guyana

Language name	Arawak
Population	1,500 in Guyana (2000 J. Forte). The ethnic group represents 33% of the Amerindians in Guyana. Ethnic population: 15,500 in Guyana.
Region	West coast and northeast along the Corantyne River.
Language map	Guyana
Alternate names	Arowak, Lokono
Language use	Older adults.

Venezuela

Language name	Arawak
Population	100 in Venezuela (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 428.
Region	Coastal area near Guyana, Delta Amacuro.
Language map	Venezuela, reference number 2
Alternate names	Arowak, Lokono
Language use	Most also use Spanish or English.
Comments	Came to Venezuela from Guyana.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EDWARDS, Walter F., author. 1978. An overview of Guyana Arawak phonology.

HARBERT, Wayne; PET, Willem J. A., authors. 1988. "Movement and adjunct morphology in Arawak and other languages."

PET, Willem J. A., author. 1979. "Another look at Surinam Arawak phonology."

PET, Willem J. A., author. 1987. Lokono Dian, the Arawak language of Suriname: a sketch of its grammatical structure and lexicon.

PET, Willem J. A., author. 2011. A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian).  

Vernacular Publications

Alika nan koba bylhedin to pero sabe konoko lokon. 1976.

Alika than khajaba besonoan kakythibia: Tho to aba wadotho diahy wakilithi watorono aka sia koba. 1976.

Alika than pero besonan kakythibia wadili myn: Tho to aba wadotho diahy wakilithi watorono aka sia koba. 1976.

De koborokoaka koan alika than aba kabadaro hibin bokoton li doribithi. 1976.

De koborokoatoan alika dan andyn daʼsikoa-bana khida. 1976.

Halika wan abahan osyn jadoanro koba khonan. 1976.

Halika wan jadoanro osyn, jontho thymakoaron khotaha, matho likhinin, thyʼdykhytan, khonan. 1976.

Jontho ama rikene thyʼdykhytan khonan. 1976.

Jontho thymakoaron to khotaha matho kodibio khonan. 1976.

Kabyn wakhaibero kho dia khonan osytho. 1976.

Kabyn ydiahy jokha khonan. 1976.

To boratabo khatho byʼjadoã. 1975.

To Boratabo khatho by'jadoan (Een reisboekje in: Arowak, Nederlands, Engels, Sranan Tongo). 1979.

To boratabo khatho by'jadoan. 1976.

Toho khidoan bali tho. 1976.