Shebaya (Shebaye, Shebayo) is an extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad and perhaps the Venezuelan coast. It is only attested by a few words. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it with the Ta-Arawakan (Caribbean Arawakan) languages.

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Shebaya
Shebayo
Native to	Trinidad
Extinct	before the 20th century^[1]
Language family	Arawakan Northern Ta-Arawakan Shebaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Linguist List	`qk3`
Glottolog	None

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