Karahawyana language
| Karakhawyana | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | near Waiwai, Amazonas |
Native speakers | 40 (1995)[1] |
|
Cariban?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
xkh |
| Glottolog |
kara1475[2] |
Karahawyana is a language spoken by about 40 individuals near Waiwai, Amazonas, Brazil. Some Karahawyana speakers live with the Wai-Wai and others near the Hixkaryana and speak those languages respectively. It is nearly extinct.
References
- ↑ Karakhawyana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Karahawyana". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.