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Carib
A language of Venezuela
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Population
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7,251 in Venezuela (2000 WCD). Population
total all countries: 10,226. |
| Region |
Monagas and Anzoategui states, northeast near
Orinoco River mouth, plus a few communities in Bolivar
State, just south of Orinoco. Also spoken in Brazil,
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname. |
| Alternate Names |
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi |
| Dialects |
Tabajari.
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| Classification |
Carib, Northern, Galibi |
| Language use |
Quite well integrated into Venezuelan culture,
though they do speak their own language among themselves.
Older adults and very young are monolingual. |
| Language development |
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2003. |
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Also
spoken in:
Brazil |
| Language name |
Carib |
Population
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100 in Brazil (1995 SIL). |
| Region |
State of Amapá. |
| Alternate names |
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibí,
Maraworno, Marworno |
| Dialects |
Tyrewuju (Eastern Carib). |
| Comments |
Called 'Galibi' in Brazil. Portuguese-Carib creole
people (Galibí do Uaça) also speak
Crioulo (French Creole). |
French Guiana |
| Language name |
Carib |
| Population |
1,200 in French Guiana. |
| Region |
Coastal areas. |
| Alternate names |
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi |
| Dialects |
Tyrewuju (Eastern Carib). |
Guyana |
| Language name |
Carib |
| Population |
475 in Guyana (1991). Ethnic population: 3,000
in Guyana (2000 J. Forte). |
| Region |
West coast and northwest. |
| Alternate names |
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi |
| Dialects |
Murato (Myrato, Western Carib). |
| Comments |
The ethnic group in Guyana represents 6% of the
Amerindians. |
Suriname |
| Language name |
Carib |
| Population |
1,200 in Suriname (2001 Carlin). Ethnic population:
3,000. |
| Region |
Various locations along the north coast. The eastern
dialect in Suriname is primarily in the Albina area
and in French Guiana, Brazil, and Venezuela; the
western dialect is in the central and western areas
of Suriname and in Guyana. |
| Alternate names |
Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kali'na,
Galibí, Maraworno |
| Dialects |
Murato (Myrato, Western Carib), Tyrewuju (Eastern
Carib). |
| Language use |
All ages in some areas. The eastern dialect is
the prestige dialect in Suriname. Speakers of the
central dialect are reported to be bilingual and
shifting to Sranan. They also speak Dutch as second
language. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in first language: below 1%. Literacy
rate in second language: 25% to 50%. |
| Comments |
Their own name for the language is 'Kari'na auran',
'Kari'na' for the people. The name in Dutch is 'Kara'ibs',
in French 'Galibi', in Spanish 'Caribe', in English
'Carib'. |
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