Andoa language

Andoa
Andoa-Shimigae
Katsakáti
Native toPeru
RegionPastaza River
EthnicityAndoa
Extinct2012, with the death of Hipólito Arahuanaza
Zaparoan
  • Arabela–Andoa
    • Andoa
Language codes
ISO 639-3anb
Glottologando1255
ELPAndoa
Location of Andoa-Shimigae language
Andoa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Andoa (Andoa: Katsakáti) is an extinct Zaparoan language of Ecuador and Peru. 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Michael, Lev David; Beier, Christine; Escamilla, Ramón; Piqueras-Brunet, Marta (2009). Katsakáti: El idioma antiguo del pueblo de Andoas. Loreto, Perú: Andoas Viejo.
  3. ↑ Hinton, Leanne; Huss, Leena; Roche, Gerald (2018-03-05). The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-317-20085-7.
  4. ↑ Rachel, Saint; Kenneth, Pike (1959). Estudios acerca de las lenguas Huarani (Auca), Shimigae y Zapara. Archived from the original on 2022-08-27.