As linguas macroarauacas[1] é unha macrofamilia de linguas que englobaría as linguas arauacas (tamén chamadas maipureanas), as guahibanas e as arauanas, e mesmo algúns autores engaden outras linguas a esta macrofamilia.
Linguas arauacas en azul, linguas guahibanas en violeta e linguas arauanas en verde. Os puntos presentan as localizacións documentadas de linguas e as áreas sombreadas probables áreas de extensión no pasado.
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