Janambre

The Janambre (Xanambre) were an indigenous people of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico. They were the historical enemies of the Pison (Pisones).

Language

Janambre
(unattested)
Native tonortheast Mexico
RegionTamaulipas
EthnicityJanambre
Extinct(date missing)
unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Janambre (Xanambre) is a poorly attested extinct language that was spoken in Tamaulipas, northeast Mexico.[1] It has no apparent relatives and remains unclassified. Campbell (1997), based on William Bright (1955), suggests a relationship with the extinct, unclassified languages Naolan and Tamaulipeco, although no evidence is given.[2] Other languages unclassified extinct languages of Tamaulipas include the language of the Pisones, "Negrito" and Olive.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mason, John Alden (1950). "The languages of South America". In Steward, Julian (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians. Vol. 6. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 143. pp. 157–317.
  2. ^ Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
  3. ^ Landar H. (1977) North American Indian Languages. In: Sebeok T.A. (eds) Native Languages of the Americas. Springer, Boston, MA.