Omagua language

Omagua
Native toPerú; extinct in Brazil
EthnicityOmagua
Native speakers
2 (2020)[1]
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3omg
Glottologomag1248
ELPOmagua

Omagua is a Tupí-Guarani language closely related to Cocama,[3] belonging to the Group III subgroup of the Tupí-Guaraní family, according to Aryon Rodrigues' classification of the family. Alternate names for Omagua include: Agua, Anapia, Ariana, Cambeba, Cambeeba, Cambela, Campeba, Canga-Peba, Compeva, Janbeba, Kambeba, Macanipa, Omagua-Yete, Pariana, Umaua, Yhuata.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sandy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cabral (2012) argues that Kokama/Omagua is a mixed language, and so not directly classifiable, though most of its basic vocabulary is Tupi–Guarani.
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  4. ^ "Omagua". World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Retrieved 2013-08-21.