Morique language
| Morique | |
|---|---|
| Mayoruna, Mayú | |
| Moríke | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | between the Ucayali River and Javari River |
| Extinct | after 1930 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qh5 | |
| Glottolog | mori1273 |
Morique (Morike, Mayoruna)[2] is an extinct, poorly attested Arawakan language that was spoken between the Ucayali River and Javari River in Peru. The only documentation of it comes from Günter Tessmann's 1930 book.[3] It is closely related to Chamicuro.[4]: 145
References
- ^ "Glottolog 5.2 - Morike". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ Fleck, David (2007-01-01). "Quiénes eran los mayoruna (moríke) de Tessmann?". Amazonía Peruana. 15 (30): 305–331.
- ^ Tessmann, Günter (1930). Die Indianer Nordost-Perus: grundlegende Forschungen für eine systematische Kulturkunde. Veröffentlichung der Harvey-Bassler-Stiftung. Vol. 2. Hamburg: Hamburg.
- ^ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4.