Shebayo language

Shebayo (Shebaya, Shebaye) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad^[2] and perhaps the Venezuelan coast, or in the Guianas according to Loukotka, who incorrectly classified it as Cariban.^[3] It is only attested by a few words in a 1633 book by Joannes de Laet.^[1] Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan (Caribbean Arawakan) languages.^[4]

Shebayo
Shebaya
Native to	Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Venezuela ?
Region	Trinidad
Era	attested 1633[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Ta-Arawakan Shebayo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	sheb1234
Shebayo

Vocabulary

The following is a compilation of all Shebayo vocabularies collected by Laet (1633),^[1] de Goeje (1939)^[5] and Taylor (1977).^[6]

Shebayo vocabulary

de Laet (1633)	de Goeje (1939)	Taylor (1977)	gloss
heja	heja	heia, heja	father
hamma	hamma	hamma	mother
wackewijrrij	wa-ckewijrrij	wackewijrrij	head
vvackenoely	wa-ckenoey	wackenoely, wackenoey	ear
noeyerii	noeyerri	noeyerri	eye
vvassibaly	wa-ssibaly	wassibaly, wassi	nose
darrymaily	darrymaily	darrymaily	mouth
vvadacoely	wa-dacoely	wadacoely	teeth
vvatabaye	wa-tabaye	watabaye	legs
vvackehyrry	wa-ckehyrry	wackehyrry	feet
ataly	ataly	ataly	tree
hoerapallii	hoerapalli	hoerapallii	bow
hewerry	hewerry	hewerry	arrow
kyrtryrre	kyrtzyrre	kyrtzyrre	moon
vvecoelije	wecoelije	wecoelije	sun
annoto	annoto	-	urucu