Mehináku

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NameMehináku
Name (Indigenous)Imiyehinaku
Alternate Name(s)Minaco
Mehinaco
Meinaco
Mahinaku
Mehinako
Language Codemmh
Macro LanguageN
Language FamilyArawakan
DescriptionMehináku is an Arawakan language spoken by approximately 300 people living in the Xingu Indigenous Park, Brazil. The Mehináku people, who speak a language of the same name, currently inhabit four villages located in the cultural area known as the Alto Xingu, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. These villages are: Uyaipiyuku, (ii) Utawana, (iii) Kaupüna, and (iv) Aturua. (Paulo Henrique de Felipe, 2020)
CountriesBrazil
Language PIDhttps://ailla.utexas.org/islandora/object/ailla:272083

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