Yaio language
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Yao language (Trinidad)
)| Yao | |
|---|---|
| Jaoi | |
| Yebarana | |
| Native to | Cariban
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | yaoa1239 |
Yao (Jaoi, Yaoi, Yaio, Anacaioury) is an extinct
Kaliña.[1]
The name 'Anacaioury' is that of a number of chiefs encountered over a century or so.
Yao is too poorly attested to classify within Cariban with any confidence, though
Tiverikoto.[2]
A few of the attested words are:
nonna or noene 'moon', weyo 'sun', capou 'céu', chirika 'star', pepeïte 'wind', kenape 'rain', soye 'earth', parona 'sea', ouapoto 'fire', aroua 'jaguar', pero 'dog' (from Spanish).[citation needed]
References
- ^ Tassinari (2003) No Bom da Festa, p 122–125
- ISBN 0-415-01925-7.
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