Shebaya language

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Shebaya
Shebayo
Native to	Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela ?
Region	Trinidad
Extinct	by 20th century^[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Ta-Arawakan Shebaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Linguist List	`qk3`
Glottolog	None
Shebaya

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

↑ Aĭkhenvalʹd, A.Iu. (2002). Language Contact in Amazonia. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780199257850. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Northern

Caribbean

Palikuran

Marawan
Palikúr

Pidjanan

Upper Amazon

Western Nawiki	Achawa Amarizana Anauyá Cabiyari Cabre ? Kawishana Mainatari Mandawaca Mepuri Pasé Piapoco Resígaro Warekena Waraikú ? Wainumá–Mariaté Wiriná ? Yabaâna ? Yucuna Guarú Yumana
Eastern Nawiki	Karu Kurripako Tariana
Central Upper Amazon	Avane Baré– Guinao – Marawá Baniwa of Guainia Maipure Yavitero
Manao	Kariaí Manao Shiriana ?

Southern

Western	Chamicuro Morique Yanesha'
Central Maipurean	Custenau Enawenê-Nawê Paresí Saraveca Waura–Mehináku Yawalapití Agavotaguerra ?
Piro	Apurinã Iñapari Cararí Mashco Piro Yine Kanamaré
Bolivia–Parana	Baure Lapachu Moxos Pauna Terêna– Chané
Campa	Asháninka Ashéninga Axininca Caquinte Matsiguenga Nomatsiguenga Pucapucari

Macro-Arawakan ?

Italics indicate extinct languages

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