Guaicuruan languages

Guaicuruan
Waikurúan
Geographic
distribution
northern Argentina, western Paraguay, southern Brazil
EthnicityGuaycuru peoples
Linguistic classificationMataco–Guaicuru ?
  • Guaicuruan
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologguai1249

Guaicuruan (Guaykuruan, Waikurúan, Guaycuruano, Guaikurú, Guaicuru, Guaycuruana) is a language family spoken in northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul). The speakers of the languages are often collectively called the Guaycuru peoples. For the most part, the Guaycuruans lived in the Gran Chaco and were nomadic and warlike, until finally subdued by the various countries of the region in the 19th century.