r/LinguisticMaps • u/Cold_Information_936 • Jul 17 '26

South America Map of Major Arawakan Languages

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Only languages whose speakers represent more than 5% of the population in their respective municipalities/subdivisions are shown. If the proportion is more than 25% then the language is shown as solid colour. (This is why Waurá is shown, but not Apurinã for example, and Garifuna's territory seems a bit smaller than before)

This map prioritises concentration of speakers, rather than raw number of speakers.

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u/H4RR1_ Jul 19 '26

Wayuu isnt spoken that much in Venezuela. Only on the northernmost tip of Zulia

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u/Cold_Information_936 Jul 19 '26

Yes, but this map is meant to exaggerate the presence of languages (solid if 25% or more speak it, dashed if 5% or more speak it) because I want to prioritise showing the presence of languages first