Tequiraca–Canichana Languages
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).
| Tequiraca–Canichana | |
|---|---|
| (controversial) | |
| Geographic distribution | Bolivia, Peru |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
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
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