Wiriná language
| Wiriná | |
|---|---|
| Uirina | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rio Negro |
| Extinct | after 19th century |
Arawakan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qg7 | |
| Glottolog | uiri1238 |
Wiriná (Uirina) is an extinct, poorly attested, and unclassified Arawakan language. It is known only from the wordlists of Johann Natterer and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, recorded in the 19th century. Both Kaufman (1994) and Aikhenvald (1999) leave it unclassified within Northern Arawakan.
See also
- Waraikú, another extinct language recorded by von Martius
References