Yameo language
Extinct Peba–Yaguan language of Peru
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Yameo is an extinct language of the Peba–Yaguan language family that was formerly spoken in Peru.[2] It was spoken along the banks of the Amazon River from the Tigre River to the Nanay River.
| Yameo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Department of Loreto |
| Extinct | late 20th century[1] |
Peba–Yaguan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yme |
| Glottolog | yame1242 |
| ELP | Yaméo |
 Yameo is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Masamae (Mazán, Parara), spoken around the Mazán River in Loreto Department, Peru,[1] is an alternative name of the Yameo language.
Dialects
John Alden Mason (1950) subdivides Yameo into the Napeano, Masamai, Nahuapo, Amaona, Mikeano, Parrano, Yarrapo, Alabono, San Regino (?), Mazan (?), and Camuchivo (?) groups.[3]
