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Arikem languages

Tupian language family of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Arikem languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Karitiâna and the extinct Arikem.

Geographic
distributionBrazil

Linguistic classificationTupian

Arikem

Subdivisions

Karitiâna
Arikem †

Glottologarik1263

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Arikem
Geographic distribution	Brazil
Linguistic classification	Tupian Arikem
Subdivisions	Karitiâna Arikem †
Language codes
Glottolog	`arik1263`

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Varieties

Below is a list of Arikém language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.^[1]

Arikém / Uitáte / Ahôpovo / Ariquemes – spoken on the Ariquemes River and Jamari River, Rondônia.
Caritiana – spoken on the Candeias River, Rondônia.

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