Arawak language

Arawak
Lokono
Spoken in Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
Region Guianas
Ethnicity Arawak
Native speakers unknown (2,500 cited 1980–2000)
Language family
Maipurean
Language codes
ISO 639-3 arw

Arawak (Arowak, Aruák) is the eponymous language of the Arawakan language family. The term is often used to cover the closely related Taino language of the Caribbean islands. The ethnonym Lokono may be used more specifically.