Shebaya language

Extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad
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Shebaya
Shebayo
Native toTrinidad
Extinctbefore the 20th century[1]
Language family
Arawakan
  • Northern
    • Ta-Arawakan
      • Shebaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Linguist List
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GlottologNone

Shebaya (Shebaye, Shebayo) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad and perhaps the Venezuelan coast. It is only attested by a few words. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan (Caribbean Arawakan) languages.

References

  1. ^ Aĭkhenvalʹd, A.Iu. (2002). Language Contact in Amazonia. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780199257850. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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Arawakan (Maipurean) languages
Northern
Caribbean
  • Lokono
  • Caquetio
  • Garífuna
  • Kalinago
  • Parauhano
  • Shebaya
  • Taíno
  • Wayuu
Palikuran
Pidjanan
Upper Amazon
Western Nawiki
Eastern Nawiki
Central Upper Amazon
Manao
Southern
Western
Central Maipurean
Piro
Bolivia–Parana
Campa
Macro-Arawakan
  • Arauán
  • Candoshi-Shapra
  • Guajiboan
  • Munichi
  • Puquina

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