| Yameo | |
|---|---|
| Nijyamïï Nikyejaada | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Department of Loreto |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Peba–Yaguan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yme |
| Glottolog | yame1242 |
| ELP | Yaméo |
Yameo is an extinct language from Peba–Yaguan language family that was formerly spoken in Peru. It was spoken along the banks of the Amazon River from the Tigre River to the Nanay River.
Masamae (Mazán, Parara), spoken around the Mazán River in Loreto Department, Peru, is closely related to the Yameo language.[1]
Dialects
Yameo dialects are Napeano, Masamai, Nahuapo, Amaona, Mikeano, Parrano, Yarrapo, Alabono, San Regino (?), Mazan (?), Camuchivo (?) according to American anthropologist and linguist John Alden Mason (1950).[2]
References
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ↑ Mason, John Alden (1950). "The languages of South America". In Steward, Julian (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians. Vol. 6. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 143. pp. 157–317.
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