Shebayo language
Extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad
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Shebayo (Saluaio[2]) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad[3] and perhaps the Venezuelan coast, or in the Guianas according to Loukotka, who incorrectly classified it as Cariban.[4] It is only attested by a few words in a 1633 book by Joannes de Laet.[1] Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan (Caribbean Arawakan) languages.[5]
NativetoTrinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Venezuela ?
RegionTrinidad
Eraattested 1633[1]
Arawakan
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Northern
- Ta-Arawakan
- Shebayo
- Ta-Arawakan
| Shebayo | |
|---|---|
| Saluaio | |
| Native to | Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Venezuela ? |
| Region | Trinidad |
| Era | attested 1633[1] |
Arawakan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | sheb1234 |
 Shebayo | |
Vocabulary
The following is a compilation of all Shebayo vocabularies collected by Laet (1633),[1] de Goeje (1939)[6] and Taylor (1977).[2]
| de Laet (1633) | de Goeje (1939) | Taylor (1977) | gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| heja | heja | heia, heja | father |
| hamma | hamma | hamma | mother |
| wackewijrrij | wa-ckewijrrij | wackewijrrij | head |
| vvackenoely | wa-ckenoey | wackenoely, wackenoey | ear |
| noeyerii | noeyerri | noeyerri | eye |
| vvassibaly | wa-ssibaly | wassibaly, wassi | nose |
| darrymaily | darrymaily | darrymaily | mouth |
| vvadacoely | wa-dacoely | wadacoely | teeth |
| vvatabaye | wa-tabaye | watabaye | legs |
| vvackehyrry | wa-ckehyrry | wackehyrry | feet |
| ataly | ataly | ataly | tree |
| hoerapallii | hoerapalli | hoerapallii | bow |
| hewerry | hewerry | hewerry | arrow |
| kyrtryrre | kyrtzyrre | kyrtzyrre | moon |
| vvecoelije | wecoelije | wecoelije | sun |
| annoto | annoto | - | urucu |
