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| Kariaí | |
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| Cariyai | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Roraima[1] |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qce Kariaí | |
qrs Kariay | |
| Glottolog | cari1280 |
Kariaí (Cariyai) is an extinct, poorly attested, and unclassified Arawakan language. Kaufman (1994)[full citation needed] placed it in his Manao (Middle Rio Negro) branch, but this is not followed in Aikhenvald (1999).[full citation needed]
References
- ↑ Campbell, Lyle. 1997. American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America, 180-181. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195094271