Arikem language
| Arikem | |
|---|---|
| Ariquewme | |
| Ahopovo | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Extinct | 1930s[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ait |
| Glottolog | arik1264 |
Arikem is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil, formerly spoken by the Arikem people. It had many foreign influences, and was once incorrectly classified as Chapacuran. The Arikem called themselves Ahopovo; the name "Arikem" comes from the Urupa language.[2]
Vocabulary
[edit]Loukotka (1968)
[edit]Below is a vocabulary of the Arikem language, taken from Loukotka (1968).[3]
| Gloss | Arikem |
|---|---|
| head | a |
| tooth | ñãya |
| ear | risába |
| hand | pu |
| water | esé |
| fire | somi |
| stone | isoá |
| woman | uspára |
| tapir | iruba |
| maize | ngiyó |
| one | mundápa |
| two | patám |
| three | moyúm |
References
[edit]- ^ Arikem at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Onofrio, Jan (1995-01-01). Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. American Indian Publishers, Inc. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0-937862-28-5.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Wilbert, Johannes (ed.). Classification of South American Indian Languages (PDF) (4th ed.). Latin American Center, UCLA. p. 239. ISBN 9780879031077.
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