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Morique
Mayoruna
Moríke
Native to	Peru
Region	between the Ucayali River and Javari River
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Arawakan Southern Purus-Chamicuro Chamicuro–Morike^[1] Morique
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Linguist List	`qh5`
Glottolog	`mori1273`
Morique is classified as Extinct per the classification of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Morique (Morike, Mayoruna)^[2] is an extinct, poorly attested Arawakan language that was spoken between the Ucayali River and Javari River in Peru. It is closely related to Chamicuro.^[3]^: 145

References

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^ "Glottolog 5.2 - Morike". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
^ Fleck, David (2007-01-01). "Quiénes eran los mayoruna (moríke) de Tessmann?". Amazonía Peruana. 15 (30): 305–331.
^ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4.^{[permanent dead link]}

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Caribbean

Amapá

Marawan
Palikúr

Central

Shebayo ?
Aruã

Bahuanaic	Kariaí Manao Bahuana
Pidjanan	Mawayana Parawana Wapishana–Atorada Aroaqui

Rio Negro

Upper Amazon

Japurá-Colômbia	Mandawaca Warekena Velha Karu Curripaco Piapoco Achawa Cabiyari Resígaro Wainumá–Mariaté Yucuna Guarú Mepuri Yumana Pasé Kawishana Amarizana Tariana Cabre ?
Upper Orinoco	Avane Maipure Warekena Yavitero

Lower Ucayalí

Chamicuro
Morique

Pozuzo

Yaneshaʼ

Mato Grosso

Xaray	Enawenê-Nawê Paresí Saraveca
Xingú	Waura–Mehináku–Kustenau Yawalapití Agavotaguerra ?

Purus

Bolivia

Preandine

Italics indicate extinct languages

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