Social:Tequiraca–Canichana languages
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Short description: Possible language family
| Tequiraca–Canichana | |
|---|---|
| (controversial) | |
| Geographic distribution | Bolivia, Peru |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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| Glottolog | None |
Tequiraca–Canichana is a possible language family proposed in Kaufman (1994) uniting two erstwhile language isolates, Canichana of Bolivia and Tequiraca of Peru, both of which are either extinct or nearly so.[1] The proposal is not included in Campbell (2012).[2]
Vocabulary
Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Aiwa (Tequiraca) and Canichana.
gloss Aiwa[3][4] Canichana[5] head ˈhuti eu-cucu eye jaˈtuk eu-tot ear ʃuˈɾala eu-comete breast aˈkiʃ ee-meni person aˈʔɨwa enacu tree ˈau ni-yiga leaf iˈɾapi em-tixle fire asˈkʷãwa 'cooking fire' ni-chucu stone nuˈklahi ni-cumchi earth ahulˈtaʔ ni-chix eat iˈtakʷas alema I kun oxale you kin inahali
References
- ↑ Kaufman, Terrence. (1994). The native languages of South America. In C. Mosley & R. E. Asher (Eds.), Atlas of the world's languages (pp. 46–76). London: Routledge.
- ↑ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". in Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle. The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.
- ↑ Michael, Lev and Christine Beier. 2012. Phonological sketch and classification of Aʔɨwa [ISO 639: ash]. Paper presented at the 2012 Winter meeting of the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), Portland, OR, January 6, 2012.
- ↑ Villarejo, Avencio. 1959. La selva y el hombre. Editorial Ausonia.
- ↑ Crevels, Mily (2012). Canichana. In: Mily Crevels and Pieter Muysken (eds.) Lenguas de Bolivia, volume 2: Amazonía, 415-449. La Paz: Plural editores.
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