Shebaya language

Shebaya
Native to	Trinidad
Extinct	before the 20th century^[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Ta-Arawakan Shebaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Linguist List	`qk3`
Glottolog	None

Shebaya (Shebaye, Shebayo) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad and perhaps the Venezuelan coast. It is only attested by a few words. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Caribbean Arawakan languages.

References

↑ Aĭkhenvalʹd, A.I.U. (2002). Language Contact in Amazonia. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780199257850. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Northern

Caribbean

Palikuran

Wapishanan

Upper Amazon

Western Nawiki	Achawa Amarizana Anauyá Cabiyari (?) Cabre (?) Guarú Kawishana Mandawaca Mariaté Pasé Piapoco Resígaro (?) Warekena Waraikú (?) Wainumá Wiriná (?) Yabaâna (?) Yucuna Yumana
Eastern Nawiki	Baniwa Kurripako Tariana
Central Upper Amazon	Baré Baniwa of Guainia Guinao Maipure Marawá Yavitero
Manao	Kariaí Manao Shiriana (?)

Southern

Western	Chamicuro Yanesha'
Central Maipurean	Agavotaguerra (?) Custenau Paresí Saraveca Waura–Mehináku Yawalapití
Piro	Apurinã Iñapari Mashco Piro Piro Kanamaré
Bolivia–Parana	Baure Chané Enawené-Nawé (?) Lapachu Moxos Pauna Terêna
Campa	Asháninka Ashéninga Axininca Caquinte Machiguenga Nomatsiguenga Pucapucari

Unclassified

Macro-Arawakan

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