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Mehinaku language

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Native to
  
Brazil

Ethnicity
  
Mehinako

ISO 639-3
  
mmh

Region
  
Mato Grosso

Native speakers
  
230 (2006)

Language family
  
Arawakan Southern ? Paresí–Xingu Waurá Waura–Mehináku Mehináku

Mehináku (Meinaku) is an Arawakan language spoken by the Mehinaku people of Brazil. One dialect, Waurá-kumá, is "somewhat intelligible" with Waurá due to influence from this language.

References

Mehinaku language Wikipedia