Shebaya language explained

Shebaya
Also Known As:Shebayo
Extinct:before the 20th century[1]
Familycolor:American
Fam2:Northern
Iso3:none
Glotto:none
Linglist:qk3

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Language Contact in Amazonia. Aĭkhenvalʹd, A.Iu.. 2002. Oxford University Press. 9780199257850. 284. 2015-04-10. 2024-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526104309/https://books.google.com/books?id=zrUe5BBAIJQC. live.