Andoa language

Andoa
Andoa
Andoa-Shimigae
Native to	Peru
Ethnicity	Andoa
Extinct	2012, with the death of Hipólito Arahuanaza
Language family	Zaparoan Arabela–Andoa Andoa; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	anb
Glottolog	ando1255
ELP	Andoa
	Location of Andoa-Shimigae language

Last updated June 25, 2025

Andoa is an extinct Zaparoan language of Ecuador and Peru.^[1] It was found in the Pastaza River region of Ecuador and Peru. It is also known as Shimigae/Semigae and Gae/Gay.^{[ citation needed ]} The Andoa people have integrated into the Quechua and now speak either Canelos-Quechua or Spanish. The last known speaker, Hipólito Arahuanaza, died in 2012.^[2]

References

↑ Hinton, Leanne; Huss, Leena; Roche, Gerald (2018-03-05). The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-317-20085-7.
↑ Ramírez Robledo, Libia Elena; Quintero Arrubla, Sonia Ruth; Jaramillo Valencia, Bairon (2022-06-02). "Formación en el trabajo con familias para la educación de la primera infancia". Zona Próxima (22): 105–115. doi:10.14482/zp.22.5832.

External links

Andoa at the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages

"Dos lenguas que no quieren morir." El Comercio. 22 Enero 2008. 13 Febrero 2008 ^[permanent dead link ].

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[1] Hinton, Leanne; Huss, Leena; Roche, Gerald (2018-03-05). The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-317-20085-7.

[2] Ramírez Robledo, Libia Elena; Quintero Arrubla, Sonia Ruth; Jaramillo Valencia, Bairon (2022-06-02). "Formación en el trabajo con familias para la educación de la primera infancia". Zona Próxima (22): 105–115. doi:10.14482/zp.22.5832.

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