Andoa Language (Shimigae, Gae)

Andoa was a Zaparoan language once spoken along the border between Peru and Ecuador. The last speakers died in the 1990's; however, some Andoa elders still remember something of the language. Andoa was an agglutinative language with many suffixes and predominantly SOV word order.

Our Online Andoa Materials

Andoa Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Andoa language, with comparison to words in other Zaparoan languages.

Andoa Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Andoa words.

Andoa Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Andoa language.

Andoa Language Resources

Andoa Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Andoa language.

La Lengua Arabela-Andoa:
Information on Andoa and Arabela including linguistic maps of South America and Peru. Page in Spanish.

House of Languages: Andoa
Information about Andoa language usage.

Andoa Language:
Demographic information on Andoa from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Wikipedia: Andoa:
Encyclopedia article on the Andoa language.

Andoa Language Tree:
Theories about Andoa's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Andoa Culture and History Links

Sumak Allpa:
Homepage of an indigenous Ecuadorian organization that has been working on behalf of the Andoa tribe.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Los andoa

Idioma andoa-shimigae:
Information about the Andoas and their language in Spanish.

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