Hixkaryana language
Hixkaryana /ˌhɪʃkæriˈɑːnə/ is one of the Cariban languages, spoken by just over 500 people on the Nhamundá River, a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. It is one of around a dozen languages that are described as having object–verb–subject word order (initially by linguist Desmond C. Derbyshire).
| Hixkaryána | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Upper Nhamundá River, Amazonas |
Native speakers | 600 (2000) |
Carib
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hix |
| Glottolog | hixk1239 |
| ELP | Hixkaryana |
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