Morique language

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Morique
Mayoruna
Moríke
Native to Peru
Regionbetween the Ucayali River and Javari River
Extinct (date missing)
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
qh5
Glottolog mori1273
Lang Status 01-EX.svg
Morique is classified as Extinct per the classification of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Morique (Morike, Mayoruna) [2] is an extinct, poorly attested Arawakan language that was spoken between the Ucayali River and Javari River in Peru. It is closely related to Chamicuro. [3] :145

References

  1. "Glottolog 5.2 - Morike". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. Fleck, David (2007-01-01). "Quiénes eran los mayoruna (moríke) de Tessmann?". Amazonía Peruana. 15 (30): 305–331.
  3. Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN   978-65-251-0234-4.[ permanent dead link ]