Amanayé language

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Amanayé (Amanaje) is a possibly extinct Tupi language last spoken in the town of São Domingos on the Capim River in Pará State, Brazil.[1][2] The closely related but possibly distinct language is Ararandewara, which is spoken at the headwaters of the Moju River.[3] It is unknown whether the Amanayé continue to speak the language or not.[4]

Amanayé
Native toBrazil
RegionPará, São Domingos do Capim
EthnicityAmanayé people
Extinct2001?
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3ama
Glottologaman1266
ELPAmanayé
Amanayé is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

References

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  1. Steward, Julian Haynes (1946). Handbook of South American Indians. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 199.
  2. Derbyshire, Desmond C.; Pullum, Geoffrey K. (2010-12-14). Handbook of Amazonian Languages. Vol. 1. Walter de Gruyter. p. 495. ISBN 978-3-11-082212-0.
  3. "The lower Amazon : a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon, with a record of archæological excavations on Marajó Island at the mouth of the Amazon River, and observations on the general resources of the county / by Algot Lange ; with an introduction by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  4. "Amanayé - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2025-10-31.