Wajumará language

Extinct Cariban language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wayumara is an extinct and poorly attested Cariban language. Kaufman (2007) placed it in his Makiritare branch as a close relative of Ye'kuana,[1][2] but his classification is outdated.[3] Glottolog groups the language in the Guianan Carib branch, following Girard (1971),[4] in a subgroup with Ye'kuana.[5]

NativetoBrazil
RegionRoraima
Extinct(date missing)
Cariban
  • Guianan
    • Makiritare
      • Wayumara
Quick facts Wayumara, Native to ...
Wayumara
Wajumará
Native toBrazil
RegionRoraima
Extinct(date missing)
Cariban
  • Guianan
    • Makiritare
      • Wayumara
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qc7
Glottologwayu1242
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