| Upper Amazonian Arawakan | |
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| Inland Northern Maipuran | |
| Geographic distribution | Northern Amazon |
| Linguistic classification | Arawakan
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| Glottolog | inla1264 |
 documented languages areas and approximate early probable areas. | |
TheUpper Amazon Maipurean languages, a.k.a.North Amazonian orInland Northern Maipuran, are Arawakan languages of the northern Amazon in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil.
Upper Amazon Arawakan has been surveyed comprehensively byHenri Ramirez (2001), which includes ahistorical reconstruction as well.
Kaufman (1994) gives the following breakdown (Aikhenvald's names of branches in parentheses):
He leaves the following Upper Amazon languages unclassified:
In 1999 Aikhenvald[1] classified a couple languages Kaufman left out (Shiriana, Yabaâna), but leaves several of the Western Nawiki languages and branches unclassified. Several languages — Maipure, Resígaro, Cawishana, Mandahuaca, and Guarequena — are moved. She treats the Yucuna, Karu (Baniwa), and Bare groups as single languages.
Unclassified†:Wainumá,Mariaté,Anauyá,Amarizana,Jumana (Yumana),Pasé,Kariaí (Cariyai),Waraikú (Araikú),Wiriná.Cabre (Cavare) was found in the area of the Western Nawiki languages, but only a few words are known. The "Ponares language" listed inEthnologue may have been Piapoco or Achagua.
