Mepuri, also called Meppuri, is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken around the confluence of the Rio Negro and Japurá River, mainly on the Marié River and Curicuriari River. A word list was collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.
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1. Glottolog: Mepuri (languoid record)
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2. Mepuri language (Wikipedia)
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Mepuri (Meppuri) is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken around the confluence of the Rio Negro and Japurá River, mainly on the Marié River and Curicuriari River.
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