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| Kariaí | |
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| Cariyai | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Roraima |
| Extinct | 19th century |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | cari1280 |
| Linguasphere | 82-AJB-aa |
Kariaí (Cariyai) is an extinct, poorly attested, and unclassified Arawakan language. It is documented in a wordlist by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in the 1810s.
Kaufman (1994)[full citation needed] placed it in his Manao (Middle Rio Negro) branch, but this is not followed in Aikhenvald (1999).[full citation needed]