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Guamo language

Guamo (a.k.a. Wamo or Guamotey) is an extinct language of Venezuela. Kaufman (1990) finds a connection with the Chapacuran languages convincing.

Varieties that may have been dialects or closely related languages:

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Santa Rosa and San José dialects of Guamo.

Guama is primarily attested in a word list from 1778. The list has been reproduced below, with the original Spanish orthography maintained for the Guama forms.

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