▁of ▁out s iders ▁that ▁had ▁har med ▁many ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁communities . ▁ ▁Typ ology ▁The ▁Ye ’ ku ana ▁language ▁is ▁situated ▁typ olog ically ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib an ▁family , ▁which ▁is ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁seven ▁sub famil ies ▁and ▁one ▁un c ategor ised ▁language . ▁Ye ’ ku ana ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ian an ▁Car ib ▁sub family , ▁along ▁with ▁ten ▁other ▁languages . ▁The ▁Gu ian an ▁languages ▁are ▁located , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁around ▁the ▁Gu iana ▁Sh ield . ▁Ye ’ ku ana ▁and ▁Way um ara ▁form ▁a ▁smaller ▁category ▁within ▁the ▁Gu ian an ▁sub family , ▁the ▁Ma qu irit ari - W ay um ara ▁sub family . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁The ▁first ▁document ations ▁of ▁Ye ’ ku ana ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁consist ▁of ▁several ▁word lists ▁by ▁Sch om burg k , ▁followed ▁by ▁several ▁compar ative ▁and ▁eth n ographic ▁works . ▁The ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁saw ▁more ▁word lists , ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁works ▁more ▁generally ▁about ▁the ▁Car ib an ▁languages ▁to ▁more ▁specifically ▁foc using ▁on ▁Ye ’ ku ana . ▁Esc oria za ▁( 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁provided ▁a ▁gram mat ical ▁sketch . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s ▁mostly ▁saw ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁eth n ography ▁of ▁the ▁Ye ’ ku ana ,