Esmeralda language
| Esmeralda | |
|---|---|
| Takame | |
| Native to | Ecuador |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
|
Esmeralda–Yaruro ?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog |
atac1235[1] |
Esmeralda, or Esmeraldeño (also called Takame or Atacame), is an extinct language isolate formerly spoken in the coastal region of Ecuador. It is not well attested. A connection with the still-spoken Yaruro language of Venezuela has been proposed. It also has some lexical similarities with the extinct Yurumanguí language.[2]
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Atacame". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Adelaar, William F. H.; Muysken, Pieter C. (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. pp. 156–161.