Tequiraca–Canichana languages

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

Vocabulary

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

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 [ISO 639: ash]. 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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[1] 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-SAmerica-2] 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-Beier-3] Michael, Lev and Christine Beier. 2012. Phonological sketch and classification of Aʔɨwa [ISO 639: ash]. 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.

[4] Villarejo, Avencio. 1959. La selva y el hombre. Editorial Ausonia.

[5] Crevels, Mily (2012). Canichana. In: Mily Crevels and Pieter Muysken (eds.) Lenguas de Bolivia, volume 2: Amazonía, 415-449. La Paz: Plural editores.