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Mehináku
Meinaku
Native to	Brazil
Region	Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso
Ethnicity	Mehinako
Native speakers	230 (2006)
Language family	Arawakan Southern ? Paresí–Xingu Waurá Waura–Mehináku Mehináku
Dialects	Waurá-kumá
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mmh`
Linguist List	`qdv` Waura–Mehináku
Glottolog	`mehi1240`
ELP	Mehináku

Mehináku (Meinaku) is an Arawakan language spoken by the Mehinaku people in the Xingu Indigenous Park of Brazil. One dialect, Waurá-kumá, is "somewhat intelligible" with Waurá due to influence from this language.

Phonology

Mehináku features five vowels /a e i ɨ u/ which can be either oral or nasal /ã ẽ ĩ ɨ̃ ũ/.

The language has thirteen consonants.

^ Mehináku at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Seki, Lucy. 2011. Alto Xingu: uma área linguística? In: Franchetto, Bruna (ed.), Alto Xingu: uma sociedade multilíngue, p. 57-85. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio/FUNAI. (in Portuguese)
^ Mori, Angel Corbera (2012). "Waurá e Mehináku: um breve estudo comparativo". Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978) (in Portuguese). 41 (1): 196–205. ISSN 1413-0939.

v t e Xingu Indigenous Park
Xingu peoples	Aweti Ikpeng Kalapalo Kamayurá Kaiabi Kayapo Kuikuro Matipu Mehinako Nahukuá Suyá Trumai Wauja Yawalapiti Yudjá
Languages	Awetï Ikpeng (Txikão) Juruna (Yudja) Kalapalo Kamayurá Kayabi Kuikuro Matipu Mehinaku Nahukwa Suyá Trumai Waurá Yawalapití
Rituals	Huka-huka Quarup Yamurikuma
Explorers	Percy Fawcett Cândido Rondon Karl von den Steinen Villas-Bôas brothers
Rivers	Arraias River Culuene River Curisevo River Ferro River Jabotá River Ronuro River Xingu River
Films	Xingu Kaurup The Hyperwomen

Official language

Regional languages

Indigenous
languages

Arawakan	Asháninka Atorada Baniwa Barawana Baré Enawenê-Nawê Mapidian Mehinaku Palikúr Paresi Tariana Terêna Wapishana Warekena Waurá
Arawan	Deni Jamamadí Kulina Paumarí Zuruahá
Cariban	Amonap Apalaí Bakairi Carib Hixkaryana Ikpeng Macushi Pará Arára Salumá Sikiana Ye'kuana Waiwai
Panoan	Amawaka Kashinawa Shipibo Yaminawa
Macro-Jê	Akwẽ-Xerénte Apinajé Arikapú Bororo Chiquitano Djeoromitxí Kaingang Karajá Kĩsêdjê Krenak Laklãnõ (Xokléng) Maxakalí Mẽbêngôkre Ofayé Panará Rikbaktsa Tapayúna Timbira Xavante
Nadahup	Dâw Hup Kakwa Nadëb
Tupian	Akwáwa Gavião of Jiparaná Juruna Kagwahiva Kaiwá Munduruku Nheengatu Omagua Tapirapé Tenetehara Xeta Xipaya Zo'é
Chapacuran	Oro Win Wariʼ
Tukanoan	Cubeo Tukano Tuyuca Wanano
Nambikwaran	Mamaindê Nambikwara Sabanê
Others	Aikanã Arutani Guató Irantxe Kadiwéu Kanamarí Katawixi Kwaza Ninam Pirahã Ticuna Xukuru

Interlanguages

Sign languages

Non-official

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Northern

Palikuran

Western Nawiki	Achawa Amarizana Anauyá Cabiyari (?) Cabre (?) Guarú Kawishana Mainatari Mandawaca Mepuri Pasé Piapoco Resígaro (?) Warekena Waraikú (?) Wainumá–Mariaté Wiriná (?) Yabaâna (?) Yucuna Yumana
Eastern Nawiki	Baniwa Kurripako Tariana
Central Upper Amazon	Avane Baré Baniwa of Guainia Guinao Maipure Marawá Yavitero
Manao	Kariaí Manao Shiriana (?)

Southern

Western	Chamicuro Morique Yanesha'
Central Maipurean	Agavotaguerra (?) Custenau Enawenê-Nawê Paresí Saraveca Waura–Mehináku Yawalapití
Piro	Apurinã Iñapari Cararí Mashco Piro Piro Kanamaré
Bolivia–Parana	Baure Lapachu Moxos Pauna Terêna–Chané
Campa	Asháninka Ashéninga Axininca Caquinte Matsiguenga Nomatsiguenga Pucapucari

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