Andoa language
| Andoa | |
|---|---|
| Andoa-Shimigae | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Pastaza River |
| Ethnicity | Andoa |
| Extinct | 2012, with the death of Hipólito Arahuanaza[1] |
Zaparoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | anb |
| Glottolog | ando1255 |
| ELP | Andoa |
Location of Andoa-Shimigae language | |
Andoa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Andoa is an extinct Zaparoan language of Ecuador and Peru.[2] It was found in the Pastaza River region of Ecuador and Peru. It is also known as Shimigae/Semigae and Gae/Gay. The Andoa people have integrated into the Quechua and now speak either Canelos-Quechua or Spanish. The last known speaker, Hipólito Arahuanaza, died in 2012.
References
- ^ Gómez Rendón, Jorge; Moreno, Magola (July 2015). "La lengua andwa: una experiencia en documentación y reapropriación lingüística a través de la educación". Zona Próxima (in Spanish) (23): 104–117. doi:10.14482/zp.22.5832. ISSN 2145-9444.
- ^ Hinton, Leanne; Huss, Leena; Roche, Gerald (2018-03-05). The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-317-20085-7.