Himarimã language

Himarimã
Hi-Merima
(unattested)
Native toBrazil
RegionTapauá River valley
EthnicityHi-Merimã people
Native speakers
(undated figure of 40)
unclassified (Arawan?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3hir
Glottologhima1247
ELPHimarimã

Himarimã is the presumed language of the uncontacted Hi-Merimã people in Amazonas, Brazil. A contact may have happened in 2007. A wordlist was recorded, but was later lost. The language is believed to be Arawán per testimonies from the Suruwahá and Banawá.