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Catacaoan languages

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Catacaoan
Tallán
Geographic
distribution
Piura Region, Peru
Linguistic classificationSechura–Catacao
  • Catacaoan
Subdivisions
  • Catacao
  • Colan
  • Chira
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The Catacaoan languages or Tallán languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are[1]:

  • Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of Catacaos
  • Colan or Kolan, once spoken between the Piura and Chira Rivers
  • Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira river. It is unattested.

Vocabulary Comparison

Colan and Catacao vocabulary[2]
English Colan Catacao
drink kum konekuk
heart ñessini-m ñiesiñi-čim
water yup yup
woman pi-m pi-čim
fire huyur guanararak
daughter hiku-m yku-čim kapuk
son hiku-m yku-čim
river yup [water] tuyurup
brother pua-m pua-čim
grass aguakol taguakol
man yatadla-m aszat
moon nag nam
eat agua agua-čim
sea amum amaum
mother nu-m ni-čim
dead dlakati ynata-klakatu
bird yaiau yeya
bone dladlapi-ram lalape-čen
rain (v.) ñar ñarakñakitutin
rain (n.) nug guayakinum
fish llas llas
branch yabiti-ram yabike
rule (v.) čañar čañak
sister puru-m puru-čim
sun turinap nap
earth dlurum durum
trunk tuku-ram taksikáas
wind kuiat ñap vik

Genetic relations

Loukota compares Catacaoan to the Culle language and the Sechura language but does not make any claims about genetic relatedness[2].

References

  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. ^ a b Loukotka, Čestmír. "Sur quelques langues inconnues de l'Amérique du Sud". Lingua Posnaniensis (in French). 1: 53–82.