Gamela language

Gamela
Gamela
Native to	Maranhão, Brazil
Region	Northeastern Brazil
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	game1240

Gamela (Gamella, Acobu, Barbados) a.k.a. Curinsi or Acobu, is an unclassified and presumably extinct language of the Maranhão region of Northeastern Brazil. It was originally spoken along the Itapecuru River, Turiaçu River, and Pindaré River, with ethnic descendants reported to be living in Cabo and Vianna in Maranhão State.^[1]

Kaufman (1994) said that 'only Greenberg dares to classify this language', due to the lack of data on it.

This is presumably the Gamela language of Viana^[2] for which 19 words are recorded in Nimuendajú (1937:68).

^ Cite error: The named reference Loukotka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Gamela of Viana". Glottolog 4.3.

[Loukotka-1] Cite error: The named reference Loukotka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Gamela of Viana". Glottolog 4.3.

[1]

[2]