Arikem languages explained

Arikem
Region:	Brazil
Familycolor:	American
Fam1:	Tupian
Child1:	Karitiâna
Child2:	Kabixiana
Child3:	Arikem
Glotto:	arik1263
Glottorefname:	Arikemic

The Arikem languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.

They are Karitiâna and the extinct Kabixiana and Arikem.

Varieties

Below is a list of Arikém language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.^[1]

• Arikém / Uitáte / Ahôpovo / Ariquemes – spoken on the Ariquemes River and Jamari River, Rondônia.
• Caritiana – spoken on the Candeias River, Rondônia.

Notes and References

1. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka

   . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.