Himarimã language

Himarimã
Hi-Merima
(unattested)
Native toBrazil
RegionTapauá River valley
EthnicityHi-Merimã people
Native speakers
(undated figure of 40)[1]
unclassified (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.[2] A wordlist was recorded, but was later lost.[3] The language is believed to be Arawán per testimonies from the Suruwahá and Banawá.[4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ Himarimã at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Himarimã language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. ^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, pp. 182–279, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-04-16
  4. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  5. ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Himarimã". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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