| Also Known As: Abira,Eye,Panari,Panare
Description:
Panare is a Cariban language, spoken by approximately 3,000-4,000 people in Bolivar State in southern Venezuela. Their main area is South of the town of Caicara del Orinoco, south of the Orinoco River. There are several subdialects of the language. The autonym for this language and people is eñapa, which has various senses depending on context, including 'people', 'indigenous-people', and 'Panare-people'. It is unusual in having Object Verb Agent as one of its main word orders, the other being the more common Agent Verb Object.
Paul Henley 1982 - "The Panare, Tradition and Change on the Amazonian Frontier"..... full article at Wikipedia |
