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ISO 639-3 · mmhmmh
Paresi–Waura family
Mehinaku
Mehinaku is a language of the Paresi–Waura branch, spoken in Brazil. Wikidata counts about 230 speakers (2006). Wikidata describes it as “Arawakan language spoken by the Mehinaku people of Brazil”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mmh- Glottocode
mehi1240- Family
- Paresi–Waura
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mehinaku |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mehináku, Mehinaku language, Meinaku |
| All speakers | 230 (2006) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Paresi–Waura to Mehinaku
The branches above Mehinaku, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
6Paresi–WaurafamilymmhMehinakulanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafebzsBrazilian Sign Languageunclassified · 3 m5 · DevelopingvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopingguuYanomamöYanomaman · 16,2005 · DevelopingterTerênaunclassified · 16,0007 · ShiftingwapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · Threatened