Aroaqui language
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]:542
| Aroaqui | |
|---|---|
| Aroaki | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Lower Rio Negro |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | aroa1234 |
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
- 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.
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