| Kurripako | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | 14,425 Koripako (2001–2014)1 |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2008–2012)2 |
Arawakan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kpc |
| Glottolog | curr1243 |
| ELP | Curripaco |
 Kurripako/Curripaco language map | |
Kurripako (Curripaco, Curripako, Ipeka-Tapuia-Curripako) is an Arawakan language principally of Colombia and Venezuela.3 There are also a thousand speakers in Brazil.
Kurripako forms a dialect continuum with Baniwa, and Aikhenvald (1999)4 considers them to be dialects. (Kaufman (1994) calls Baniwa–Curripako "Karu".5)67
Dialects
Dialects of Baniwa-Kurripako are distinguished by their affirmative 'yes' and negative 'no' forms. These are Aha-Khuri, Ehe-Khenim, Oho-Karo, and Oho-Ñame.6
Syntax
Word order
Kurripako is a verb–object–subject language.6
References
References
- "Koripako - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- Kurripako at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- https://lenguasyliteraturasnativas.caroycuervo.gov.co/introduccion-a-la-lengua-kurripako/
- Dixon, R. M. W., ed. (1999). The Amazonian languages. Cambridge language surveys (1. publ ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-57021-3.
- Moseley, Christopher; Asher, Ronald E. (1994). Atlas of the world's languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-01925-5.
- Granadillo, Tania (2014-01-01), Michael, Lev; Granadillo, Tania (eds.), "On Negation in Kurripako Ehe-Khenim", Negation in Arawak Languages, BRILL, pp. 74–85, doi:10.1163/9789004257023_005, ISBN 978-90-04-25702-3, retrieved 2026-05-08
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - Cronhamn, Sandra (2025). A grammar of Baniwa classifiers. Lund: Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University. ISBN 978-91-89874-69-5.