Aroaqui language

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Aroaqui (Aroaki) is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken in the lower Rio Negro region, probably on the banks of the Cuieiras River.[1][2] Some Aroaqui groups were also located around the mouth of the Amazon River near Macapá.[1]: 14 

Aroaqui
Aroaki
Native toBrazil
RegionLower Rio Negro
Extinct(date missing)
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologaroa1234

A word list of Aroaqui was collected by Johann Natterer (1832) in Airão.[1]

Aroaqui and Parawana are closely related, and may be the same language.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília.