Yameo is an extinct language from Peba–Yaguan language family that was formerly spoken in

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. It was spoken along the banks of the Amazon River from the

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to the

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. Masamae (Mazán, Parara), spoken around the Mazán River in

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, Peru, is closely related to the Yameo language.

Dialects

Yameo dialects are ''Napeano, Masamai, Nahuapo, Amaona, Mikeano, Parrano, Yarrapo, Alabono, San Regino (?), Mazan (?), Camuchivo (?)'' according to American anthropologist and linguist

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(1950).

References

Extinct languages of South America Peba–Yaguan languages {{na-lang-stub