Hixkaryana language
Carib language spoken in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hixkaryana /ˌhɪʃkæriˈɑːnə/[2] is one of the Cariban languages, spoken by just over 500 people on the Nhamundá River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. It is one of around a dozen languages that are described as having object–verb–subject word order (initially by linguist Desmond C. Derbyshire).[3]
Quick Facts Hixkaryána, Native to ...
Hixkaryána | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Upper Nhamundá River, Amazonas |
Native speakers | 600 (2000)[1] |
Carib
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | hix |
Glottolog | hixk1239 |
ELP | Hixkaryana |
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