Esmeralda language

Esmeralda
Esmeralda
Takame
Native to	Ecuador
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Esmeralda–Yaruro ? Esmeralda;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	atac1235

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.^[1]

References

^ Adelaar, William F. H.; Muysken, Pieter C. (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. pp. 156–161. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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[Cambridge-1] Adelaar, William F. H.; Muysken, Pieter C. (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. pp. 156–161. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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