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Bonari language

Bonari is an extinct and poorly attested Cariban language, extinct since the 1870s. It is closely related to Waimiri-Atroarí (Yawaperí). It is known only from a short wordlist published in 1874.

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Bonari
Native toBrazil
RegionAmazonas
Extinct1870s1
Cariban
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologbona1255

Bonari is an extinct and poorly attested Cariban language, extinct since the 1870s.1 It is closely related to Waimiri-Atroarí (Yawaperí).23 It is known only from a short wordlist published in 1874.4: 77–78 

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References

  1. Girard, Victor James (1971). Proto-Carib Phonology (Thesis). University of California, Berkeley.
  2. "Glottolog 5.2 - Bonari". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. Asher, R. E.; Moseley, Christopher, eds. (2007). "The native languages of South America". Atlas of the World's Languages (2nd ed.). ISBN 9781315829845.
  4. Brazil. Commissão do Madeira; Souza, Francisco Bernardino de (1874). Pará e Amazonas, pelo encarregado dos trabalhos ethnographicos. Columbia University Libraries. Rio de Janeiro, Typographia nacional.