Esmeralda, or Esmeraldeño (also called Takame or Atacame), is an extinct language isolate formerly spoken in the coastal region of Ecuador, specifically in the western part of Esmeraldas Province.
The only existing data for Atacame was collected by J.M.
It also has some lexical similarities with the extinct Yurumanguí language,[1] as well with the southern Barbacoan language Tsafiki (especially plant and animal names).
[1][2]: 457–458 Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.
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