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Shebayo language

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Shebayo, also called Saluaio, is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad, attested only by a few words recorded in a 1633 book by Joannes de Laet. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan languages.

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Shebayo (Saluaio) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad.
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1. Glottolog: Shebayo (languoid record)
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"level": "language", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Spoken L1 Language"
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2. Shebayo language (Wikipedia)
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Shebayo (Saluaio) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad.
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