Yarumá language (Carib) explained

Yarumá
Extinct:?
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Cariban
Fam2:Pekodian
Iso3:none
Linglist:qty
Glotto:yaru1255
Glottorefname:Yaruma

Yarumá is an extinct and poorly attested Cariban language. Kaufman (2007) placed it in his Arara branch, as does Gildea (1998).

According to Carvalho (2020), Yarumá forms part of the Kampot dialect cluster along with Ikpeng, Apiaká do Tocantins, Parirí, and Arára.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Carvalho, Fernando O. de (2020). Tocantins Apiaká, Parirí and Yarumá as Members of the Pekodian Branch (Cariban). Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas - RBLI. Macapá, v. 3, n. 1, p. 85-93, 2020.