Himarimã language

Himarimã
Hi-Merima
(unattested)
Native toBrazil
RegionTapauá River valley
EthnicityHi-Merimã people
Native speakers
(undated figure of 40)[1]
unclassified
Arawan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3hir
Glottologhima1247
ELPHimarimã

Himarimã is the presumed language of the uncontacted Hi-Merimã people in Amazonas, Brazil. A contact may have happened in 2007.[2] The language is believed to be Arawán per testimonies from the Suruwahá and Banawá.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Himarimã at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Himarimã language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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