Tequiraca–Canichana | |
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(controversial) | |
Geographic distribution | Bolivia, Peru |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
Subdivisions | |
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]
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 |
Tequiraca–Canichana | |
---|---|
(controversial) | |
Geographic distribution | Bolivia, Peru |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
Subdivisions | |
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]
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 |