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Maya–Yunga–Chipayan languages

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Maya–Yunga–Chipayan
Chimu–Chipayan
(controversial)
Geographic
distribution
Peru and Central America
Linguistic classificationProposed language family
Subdivisions
Language codes
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The Maya–Yunga–Chipayan languages are a proposed macrofamily linking the Chimuan, Uru–Chipaya, and Mayan language families of the Americas. The macrofamily was proposed by Stark (1972).[1] However, it has not gained widespread acceptance among linguists.

Classification

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Stark's (1972) classification is as follows.[1]

Tovar (1961),[2] partly based on Schmidt (1926),[3] adds Tallán (Sechura–Catacao) to Chimuan (which he calls Yunga-Puruhá). Tovar's (1961) classification below is cited from Stark (1972).[1]

Lexical comparisons

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Stark (1972) proposed a Maya–Yunga–Chipayan macrofamily linking Mayan with Uru–Chipaya and Yunga (Mochica), based on the following lexical comparisons.[1]

gloss Yunga Uru–Chipaya Proto-Mayan
to remember kon- khuñ- *k(’)an
string (twisted) pal pari *b’əl
flea čuka čowksmari *k’əq
to kill jum kan *kəm
fire ox uh *q’aːq’
foot xok kxohča *ʔoːq
to come ta(n)- thon- *t̪əːl
(old) woman šonøŋ šon *ʔišnam
beard sap sip(s) *šob
white šiku sḳo ‘white,
salty residue,
on ground’
*saq
to spin thread paṣ̌- spahtš *bač’
water xa kxaʔ *həʔ
bone ko¢ike khoči *b’a.q
to feel, hear nøm- non *ʔabiy, *ʔubiy
sun, time, day tuni thuñi *q’i.ŋ
father ef ehp *mam, *tat
to want, love, present pik- pek *q’an, *ʔax
ripe, old čuk čakwa *yix
toad xok šḳoḳa *š-k’yuk’y
to spin thread paṣ̌- spahtš *š-bač’
jaw kaŋ škeña *š-kahlam
cornfield škala ~ ṣkala *š-k’wal; *š-kol

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Stark, Louisa R. (1972). "Maya-Yunga-Chipayan: A New Linguistic Alignment". International Journal of American Linguistics. 38 (2): 119–135. doi:10.1086/465193. ISSN 0020-7071. S2CID 145380780.
  2. ^ Tovar, Antonio (1961). Catálogo de las lenguas de América del Sur, pp. 162-165. Buenos Aires.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Wilhelm (1926). Die Sprachfamilien und Sprachenkreise der Erde, p. 214. Heidelberg.