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 toBrazil
RegionUpper Nhamundá River, Amazonas
Native speakers
600 (2000)
Carib
  • Parukotoan
    • Waiwai
      • Hixkaryána
Language codes
ISO 639-3hix
Glottologhixk1239
ELPHixkaryana
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