Saparo–Yawan languages

Saparo–Yawan
Saparo–Yawan
Zaparo–Yaguan, Zaparo–Peba
(controversial)
Geographic; distribution	western Amazon
Linguistic classification	Proposed language family
Subdivisions	? Zaparoan; ? Peba–Yaguan; ? Candoshi-Shapra; ? Omurano; ? Taushiro; ? Abishira (Awishiri); ? Huaorani;
Glottolog	None

Saparo–Yawan (Zaparo–Yaguan, Zaparo–Peba) is a language family proposal uniting two small language families of the western Amazon. It was first proposed by Swadesh (1954), and continues through Payne (1984) and Kaufman (1994).

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