Gayon language
Extinct language of western Venezuela
title: "Gayon language" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["languages-of-venezuela", "extinct-languages-of-south-america", "jirajaran-languages"] description: "Extinct language of western Venezuela" topic_path: "linguistics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayon_language" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Extinct language of western Venezuela ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gayón |
| region | Lara |
| extinct | early 20th century |
| familycolor | American |
| fam1 | Jirajaran |
| iso3 | none |
| linglist | qtp |
| glotto | gayo1245 |
| glottorefname | Gayón |
| glotto2 | jira1235 |
| glottoname2 | (bibliography) |
| glottorefname2 | Jirajaran |
| states | Western Venezuela |
| :: |
| name = Gayón | nativename = | region = Lara | extinct = early 20th century | familycolor = American | fam1 = Jirajaran | iso3 = none | linglist = qtp | glotto = gayo1245 | glottorefname = Gayón | glotto2 = jira1235 | glottoname2 = (bibliography) | glottorefname2 = Jirajaran | states = Western Venezuela
Gayón is an extinct language of western Venezuela, spoken at the sources of the Tocuyo River in the state of Lara. Other than being part of the Jirajaran family, its classification is uncertain due to a lack of data. Coyón is sometimes given as an alternative name (LinguistList), or is an undocumented neighboring language.
References
References
- Loukotka, Čestmír. (1968). "Classification of South American Indian languages". UCLA Latin American Center.
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