Patagón language (Peru)
Extinct language of Peru
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Patagón (Patagón de Perico, not to be confused with the Chonan languages of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia) is an extinct language formerly spoken in the Marañón River basin in Peru. It is known from only four words.
Vocabulary
Four words are recorded, tuná 'water', anás 'maize', viue 'firewood', coará 'sheep' (evidently the word for 'sloth'). These suggest that Patagón was one of the Cariban languages, particularly close to Carijona,[1] and therefore, like the Jivaroan (Chicham) language Aguaruna, from the Amazon.[2]
Comparison
A comparison of the four words above with Carijona equivalents is given below.[3][4]
| gloss | Patagón | Carijona |
|---|---|---|
| water | tuná | tuna 'river' |
| maize | anás | anádʒi |
| sheep [sloth] | coará | uarékore 'sloth' |
| firewood | viue | wewé |
