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Shebayo language

Shebayo (Saluaio) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad and perhaps the Venezuelan coast, or in the Guianas according to Loukotka, who incorrectly classified it as Cariban. It is only attested by a few words in a 1633 book by Joannes de Laet. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan (Caribbean Arawakan) languages.

Vocabulary

The following is a compilation of all Shebayo vocabularies collected by Laet (1633), de Goeje (1939) and Taylor (1977).

References