The Cariban Language Family

1. Caribː Carib (Galibi)
2. Centralː
   1. Apalaíː Apalaí
   2. Cumanáː Chaima, †Cumanagoto
   3. Makiritareː Maquiritari (Ye'kwana)
   4. Mapoyo-Yavaranaː Mapoyo, † Pémono, †Tamanaku, Yabarana
   5. Wayanaː Kaxuiâna, Wayana
3. Kashuyana: Sikiana
4. North Amazonian:
   1. Pemónː
          i. Pemón properː
                  Pémon (Pemong / Kamarakotos), Macushi
                  Kapongː Akawaio (Inkarîkok), Patamona
   2. Yawaperíː Waimiri-Atroahí 
5. South Amazonian:
   1. E'ñapa Woromaipu (Panare)
   2. Araraː Pará Arára, Ikpeng (Txicão)
   3. Bakairíː Bakairí
   4. AmonapːKuikúro-Kalapálo, Matipuhy
6. Tiriyóː
   1. Salumá
   2. Karihonaː Carijona
   3. Tiriyóː † Akurio, Trió
7. Waiwaiː
   1. Hixkaryánaː Hixkaryána,
   2. Waiwaiː Waiwai (Tunayana)
8. Yukpaː
   1. Yucpa-Yapreiaː Japrería, Yukpa

     Note:  Languages and language groups preceded by a dagger (†) are extinct.

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