Andoa was a
Zaparoan language
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of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
and
Peru
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. It was found in the
Pastaza River region of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
and Peru. It is also known as Shimigae/Semigae and Gae/Gay. The
Andoa people have integrated into the
Quechua and now speak either
Pastaza Quechua or
Spanish. The last known speaker died in 1993.
References
External links
"Dos lenguas que no quieren morir." El Comercio. 22 Enero 2008. 13 Febrero 200
Extinct languages of South America
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
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