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Himarimã
Hi-Merima
(unattested)
Native toBrazil
RegionTapauá River valley
EthnicityHi-Merimã people
Native speakers(undated figure of 40)
Language familyunclassified
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. The language is believed to be Arawán per testimonies from the Suruwahá and Banawá.

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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