Mascoian | |
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Lengua-Mascoy, Toba Enlhet–Enenlhet | |
Geographic distribution | Paraguay |
Linguistic classification | Mataco–Guaicuru ?
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Glottolog | leng1261 |
The Mascoian languages, also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages, are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.
The languages are:[1]
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature, Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.
Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):[2]
(† = extinct)
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[3]
gloss | Kaskihá | Sanapaná | Angaité | Kilyetwaiwo | Lengua | Maskoy |
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one | thãabok | inskipkoé | slima | slima | sláma | sláma |
two | hãkãnit | inkanéit | kaened | haenit | aʔánit | agaʔét |
ear | hea-xtik | iñ-altik | aua-tik | enet-ktek | aha-ktik | hartek |
foot | he-menik | i-meníek | i-menék | minik | he-menek | |
woman | enkeluana | kilaua | kelaa | kilyaná | inkilána | |
water | yemen | ilmen | islmen | yigmin | igmen | |
fire | tatha | taothla | tathxa | tatsla | taslá | |
sun | agmĩn | akmén | agmén | yenmet | ixim | ikim |
moon | pithtin | pielstén | pelsxtén | piltin | pelsten | |
tobacco | xená | inhaihak | hená | haéna | hekena |
Matacoan | |
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Guaicuruan | |
Mascoian | |
Charruan * | |
Italics indicate extinct languages / * indicates that the inclusion of the language family within Mataco-Guaicuru family is disputed |
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