Arikem language


Arikem is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil, formerly spoken by the. It had many foreign influences, and was once incorrectly classified as Chapacuran. The Arikem called themselves Ahopovo; the name "Arikem" comes from the Urupa language.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968)

Below is a vocabulary of the Arikem language, taken from Loukotka.
GlossArikem
heada
toothñãya
earrisába
handpu
wateresé
firesomi
stoneisoá
womanuspára
tapiriruba
maizengiyó
onemundápa
twopatám
threemoyúm