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| Waitaká | |
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| Goytacaz | |
| (unattested) | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rio de Janeiro |
| Ethnicity | Goitacá |
| Extinct | by 18th century |
Purian ?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
4x0 | |
| Glottolog | None |
 Goytacaz | |
Waitaká (Guaitacá, Goyatacá, Goytacaz) is an extinct language ofBrazil,[1] on theSão Mateus River and nearCabo de São Tomé in the state ofRio de Janeiro. Not a word of it is known. Dialects, or at least tribal divisions, were Mopi, Yacorito, Wasu, and Miri.[2] Loukotka (1968) suggests it may have been one of thePurian languages,[3] though others consider this classification "circumstantial".[1]
Although extinct, the Goytacaz language is traditionally associated with the origin of the toponymMacaé, which is believed to have derived from the term miquié, meaning "river of catfish" in that language.[4]
Operating under the assumption that Waitaká is a Purian language, Miraldi (2025) reconstructs some words and a phonology.[5]
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