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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) lists it as a Piro language;[2] 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 639-3knm (shared with Kanamari)[1]
GlottologNone
yine1238  Yine
Linguasphere82-BCA-af
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It was described as a dialect of Yine in the original wordlist.[4]: 235–236 

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

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