Mascoian languages

Language family of Paraguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Mascoian languages, also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages, are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.

Geographic
distributionParaguay
Linguistic classificationMataco–Guaicuru ?
  • Mascoian
Subdivisions
  • Lengua
  • Maskoy
Glottologleng1261
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Mascoian
Lengua-Mascoy, Toba
Enlhet–Enenlhet
Geographic
distribution		Paraguay
Linguistic classificationMataco–Guaicuru ?
  • Mascoian
Subdivisions
  • Lengua
  • Maskoy
Language codes
Glottologleng1261
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Languages

The languages are:[1]

Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature: Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.

Jolkesky (2016)

Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):[2]

(† = extinct)

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[3]

More information gloss, Kaskihá ...
glossKaskiháSanapanáAngaitéKilyetwaiwoLenguaMaskoy
one thãabokinskipkoéslimaslimaslámasláma
two hãkãnitinkanéitkaenedhaenitaʔánitagaʔét
ear hea-xtikiñ-altikaua-tikenet-ktekaha-ktikhartek
foot he-meniki-meníeki-menékminikhe-menek
woman enkeluanakilauakelaakilyanáinkilána
water yemenilmenislmenyigminigmen
fire tathataothlatathxatatslataslá
sun agmĩnakménagményenmetiximikim
moon pithtinpielsténpelsxténpiltinpelsten
tobacco xenáinhaihakhenáhaénahekena
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