| Aroaqui | |
|---|---|
| Aroaki | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Lower Rio Negro |
| Era | attested 1832 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | aroa1234 |
Aroaqui (Aroaki) is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken in the lower Rio Negro region, probably on the banks of the Cuieiras River. Some Aroaqui groups were also located around the mouth of the Amazon River near Macapá.: 14
Aroaqui and Parawana are closely related, and may be the same language.
Aroaqui vocabulary (flora, fauna and cultural artifacts) collected by Johann Natterer (1832) in Airão:
| English | Aroaqui |
|---|---|
| giant armadillo | aʃana |
| long-nosed armadillo | kabau |
| South American tapir | waʃapi |
| white-lipped peccary | uʃabɨ |
| collared peccary | biiʃa |
| deer | botʃu |
| jaguar | itanamale |
| cougar | witʃalaule (witʃaule 'red') |
| dog | juba |
| manatee | habɨna |
| duck | uluma |
| Columbidae | jakokoa |
| Cracidae | pawi |
| chicken | paikula |
| red-and-green macaw | hana |
| blue-and-yellow macaw | kaliba |
| Psittacidae | huaru |
| Psophia | kolüma |
| Tinamous | mami |
| alligator | atule |
| Chelonoidis | khooli |
| sepia-capped flycatcher | koati |
| fish | wöni |
| piraíba | polauiwa |
| redtail catfish | dumma |
| Pseudoplatystoma | kulötʃi |
| pirarucu | metauü |
| yam (vegetable) | dɨtʃu |
| manioc | kanöti |
| boiled and grounded manioc leaves (see maniva) | kabünakadi |
| mbeju | tʃüi |
| tapioca | haiwei |
| grass | kabatʃai |
| corn | kawitʃi |
| banana | a(u)waʃi |
| tobacco | lɨbaʃada / pɨtuma(t)ʃe (< nheengatu) |
| arch | obɨduwai |
| arrow | no(-)bɨne |
| club (weapon) | khoipeda |
| witch | jadama |
| acoustic horn | no(-)pole |
| canoe | kanoa |
| cauim | jalakö |
| demon | maiʃé |
| God + Mary, mother of Jesus | Kawale + Menétʃu |
| knife | malia |
| axe | tauwai |
| jug | janawi |
| Mouriri | oaʃanai |
| net | amaka |