Книга: Boas Franz «Handbook of American Indian languages»

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• North American Indian languages — Introduction       those languages that are indigenous to the United States and subarctic Canada and that are spoken north of the Mexican border. A number of language groups within this area, however, extend as far south as Central America. The… …   Universalium

• South American Indian languages — Introduction       group of languages that once covered and today still partially cover all of South America, the Antilles, and Central America to the south of a line from the Gulf of Honduras to the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. Estimates of… …   Universalium

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• Mesoamerican Indian languages — Introduction also called  Middle American Indian languages        group of languages spoken in an area of the aboriginal New World that includes central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, parts of Honduras and Nicaragua, and… …   Universalium

• Middle American Indian — ▪ people Introduction       member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the area from northern Mexico to Nicaragua.       The physical spine of Middle America is the broad mountain chain extending from the southern end of the Rockies to… …   Universalium

• South American Indian — ▪ people Introduction       member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the continent of South America.       The customs and social systems of South American peoples are closely and naturally related to the environments in which they live …   Universalium