Editing Carib language (section)

{{Short description|Endangered South American Indigenous language}}
{{About|the language of South America|the language of the Caribs in the Caribbean|Kalinago language{{!}}Island Carib language}}

{{Infobox language
| name             = Carib
| nativename       = {{lang|car|Karìna auran}}<br/>Venezuela: {{lang|car-VE|Kariˊña auran}}<br/>French Guiana: {{lang|car-GF|Kaliʼna aulan}}<br/>Suriname: {{lang|car-SR|Kariʼnja auran}}<br/>Guyana: {{lang|car-GY|Kalina aulan}}<br/>Brazil: {{lang|car-BR|Kariʼna auran}}
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|[kaɽiʔnia auɽaŋ]}}
| states           = [[Brazil]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Venezuela]], and [[Trinidad]]
| coordinates      = {{Coord|5|42|32.499|N|54|0|55.313|W}}
| ethnicity        = [[Kalina people|Kaliʼna]]
| speakers         = {{sigfig|8,558|2}}
| date             = 2001–2012
| ref              = e25
| familycolor      = cariban
| fam1             = [[Cariban languages|Cariban]]
| fam2             = Guianan Carib
| dia1             = Tyrewuju (Suriname)
| dia2             = Aretyry (Suriname)
| script           = [[Latin script]]
| iso2             = car
| iso3             = car
| glotto           = gali1262
| glottorefname    = Galibi Carib
| map              = Image:Kalina.png
| mapcaption       = Ethnic Kaliʼna populations
| map2             = Lang Status 60-DE.svg
| mapcaption2      = {{center|{{small|Kari’ña is classified as Definitely Endangered by the [[UNESCO]] ''[[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]''}}}}
| altname          = Kari'nja, Galibi
}}

'''Carib''' or '''Kariʼnja''' is a [[Cariban languages|Cariban language]] spoken by the [[Kalina people]] (Caribs) of South America. It is spoken by around 7,400 mostly in [[Brazil]], [[The Guianas]], and [[Venezuela]]. The language is currently classified as highly endangered,<ref name=":0" /> as it is only spoken by elders.<ref>{{Citation |last=Crevels |first=Mily |title=Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking |date=2012-01-13 |work=The Indigenous Languages of South America |pages=167–234 |editor-last=Campbell |editor-first=Lyle |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110258035.167/html |access-date=2025-03-14 |publisher=DE GRUYTER |doi=10.1515/9783110258035.167 |isbn=978-3-11-025513-3 |editor2-last=Grondona |editor2-first=Verónica|url-access=subscription }}</ref>