| 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. The proposal is not included in Campbell (2012).
Vocabulary
Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Aiwa (Tequiraca) and Canichana.
gloss Aiwa Canichana 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 (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.
- Michael, Lev and Christine Beier. 2012. Phonological sketch and classification of Aʔɨwa . 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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