Amazon Mayoruna language

Extinct indigenous language of South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amazon Mayoruna is an extinct indigenous once spoken along the Amazon River, on the borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.[1] It is documented by two 19th-century wordlists recorded by European explorers.[2][3] There were two dialects, known only as the dialects of the "wild" Mayoruna and the "settled" Mayoruna.[4]

NativetoBrazil, Peru, Colombia
EthnicityMayoruna
Extinctafter 19th century
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Mayoruna
Amazon Mayoruna
Native toBrazil, Peru, Colombia
RegionAmazon River
EthnicityMayoruna
Extinctafter 19th century
Panoan
  • Mayoruna
    • Mayo
      • Matis group
        • Mayoruna
Dialects
  • "wild"
  • "settled"
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologmayo1271
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