Aroaqui language
| Aroaqui | |
|---|---|
| Aroaki | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Lower Rio Negro |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Arawakan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
Aroaqui (Aroaki) is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken on the lower Rio Negro.[1][2] Some Aroaqui groups were also located around the mouth of the Amazon River near Macapá.[1]: 542
A word list of Aroaqui was collected by Johann Natterer (1832) in Airão.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ramirez, Henri (2019). Enciclopédia das línguas arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. (in press)
- ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília.