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Amotomanco language

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Amotomanco
Otomoaco
Native toUnited States, Mexico
RegionLa Junta de los Rios
EthnicityLa Junta Indians
Extinctcolonial period
unclassified (Uto-Aztecan?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologamot1239

Amotomanco is an extinct and poorly attested language of southern Texas and northern Mexico. Only 4 words are known.[1]

Vocabulary

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Four words are known of Amotomanco, being abad 'water', teoy 'corn', ayaguate 'beans', and porba or payla 'copper'.[2] A two-word expression, of which the meaning is unknown, was said to be sung in a dance, ayia canima.

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References

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  1. ^ Dagostino, Carmen; Mithun, Marianne; Rice, Keren, eds. (2023-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America: A Comprehensive Guide, Vol. 2. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110712742. ISBN 978-3-11-071274-2.
  2. ^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Unclassified and Spurious Languages", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, pp. 280–338, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0005, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-06-02