Yameo language

Yameo
Yameo
Nijyamïï Nikyejaada
Native to	Peru
Region	Department of Loreto
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Peba–Yaguan Yameo;
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 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 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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[Loukotka-1] Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.

[Mason-1950-2] 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.