Esmeralda language
| Esmeralda | |
|---|---|
| Atacame, Takame | |
| Native to | Ecuador |
| Region | western Esmeraldas Province |
| Extinct | second half of the 19th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | atac1235 |
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. Pallares in 1877.