Arutani–Sape languages

Arutani - Sapé ( Awake Kaliana Kaliana or ) is an indigenous language family of South America, the (total) a few dozen speakers consists of only two languages ​​:

• Arutani [ atx ] ( also known as: Aoaqui, Auake, Auaque, Awake, Oewaku, Orotani, Uruak, Urutani )
• Sapé [ spc ] ( also known as: Caliana, Chirichano, Kaliana, Kariana )

It is native to the eastern border area of Brazil and Venezuela. A relationship with other Indian languages ​​has not been determined. Most Arutani - Sapé spokesman have the adjacent and dominant Yanam / Ninam, a Yanomami group connected, and therefore usually speak only their Yanam / Ninam dialect of Yanomam while only inadequate control her. Others fled to the Pemon ( Arecuna ) and adopted their language.

According to Kaufman ( 1990) could be a further connection with the Maku language consist of Roraima, which was last spoken in northern Brazil and is now virtually extinct.