Canamaré language

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Canamaré (Kanamaré, Kanamari) is an extinct Arawakan language of the Purús River near the Peruvian–Brazilian border. Kaufman (1994)[2] lists it as a Piro language, perhaps a geographic classification; Aikhenvald leaves it unclassified.[3]

NativetoBrazil
Extinctc.early 20th century
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Canamaré
Kanamari, Kanamaré
Canamirim
Native toBrazil
RegionPurús River
Extinctc.early 20th century
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3(kav Katukína uses information for Kanamaré)[1]
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GlottologNone
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It was described as a dialect of Yine in the original wordlist.[4]

Ethnologue 17 confuses it with a living Katuquinan language of the same name.[1]

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