Guamo_language

Guamo language

Guamo language

Extinct language of Venezuela


Guamo (a.k.a. Wamo or Guamotey) is an extinct language of Venezuela. Kaufman (1990) finds a connection with the Chapacuran languages convincing.

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Varieties

Varieties that may have been dialects or closely related languages:[1]

Dialect comparison

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Santa Rosa and San José dialects of Guamo.[1]

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1778 word list

Guama is primarily attested in a word list from 1778. The list has been reproduced below, with the original Spanish orthography maintained for the Guama forms.[2]

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References

  1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. Anonymous. 1928 [1778]. Traduccion de algunas voces de la lengua Guama. In Lenguas de América, 382-393. Madrid.

Bibliography

  • Kaufman, Terrence (1990). "Language History in South America: What we know and how to know more". In David L. Payne (ed.). Amazonian Linguistics. Austin: University of Texas Press.

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