Lule–Vilela | |
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Geographic distribution | northern Argentina |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | None |
The two Lule–Vilela languages constitute a small, distantly related language family of northern Argentina. Kaufman found the relationship likely and with general agreement among the major classifiers of South American languages. Viegas Barros published additional evidence from 1996–2006. However, Zamponi (2008) considers Lule and Vilela each as language isolates, with similarities being due to contact. [1]
Internal classification of the Lule–Vilela languages by Mason (1950): [2]
Unclassfied languages are Tonocoté, Matará, and Guacará. [2]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Lule, Vilela, and Chunupí. [3]
gloss | Lule | Vilela | Chunupí |
---|---|---|---|
one | alapea | ||
two | tamop | ||
three | tamlip | ||
head | tokó | niskún | niskan |
tooth | l'ú | lupé | |
water | to | má | maá |
fire | ikue | nié | nié |
sun | ini | oló | oló |
moon | kopi | kokpi | |
star | tókxo | ||
tree | é | ||
maize | pilis | ||
fish | peás | ||
dog | huan-okol | ||
jaguar | ikém | ikempé | |
black | kirimit |
For reconstructions of Proto-Lule-Vilela by Viegas Barros (2006), [4] see the corresponding Spanish article.
Lule–Vilela | |
---|---|
Geographic distribution | northern Argentina |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | None |
The two Lule–Vilela languages constitute a small, distantly related language family of northern Argentina. Kaufman found the relationship likely and with general agreement among the major classifiers of South American languages. Viegas Barros published additional evidence from 1996–2006. However, Zamponi (2008) considers Lule and Vilela each as language isolates, with similarities being due to contact. [1]
Internal classification of the Lule–Vilela languages by Mason (1950): [2]
Unclassfied languages are Tonocoté, Matará, and Guacará. [2]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Lule, Vilela, and Chunupí. [3]
gloss | Lule | Vilela | Chunupí |
---|---|---|---|
one | alapea | ||
two | tamop | ||
three | tamlip | ||
head | tokó | niskún | niskan |
tooth | l'ú | lupé | |
water | to | má | maá |
fire | ikue | nié | nié |
sun | ini | oló | oló |
moon | kopi | kokpi | |
star | tókxo | ||
tree | é | ||
maize | pilis | ||
fish | peás | ||
dog | huan-okol | ||
jaguar | ikém | ikempé | |
black | kirimit |
For reconstructions of Proto-Lule-Vilela by Viegas Barros (2006), [4] see the corresponding Spanish article.