Arikem languages

Arikem
Geographic distribution	Brazil
Linguistic classification	Tupian Arikem
Subdivisions	Karitiâna Kabixiana Arikem
Language codes
Glottolog	arik1263

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.

References

1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.