 Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Yanomami, Arawak, Nadahup, Puinave-Kak, Bora-Muinane, and Choko language families due to contact.Meléndez-Lozano (2014) has also noted Guahiban has borrowed from Arawakan languages, especially the Achagua and Piapoco languages.Below are Proto-Guahiban reconstructions by Christian and Matteson (1972)