Matacoan languages

Matacoan (also ''Mataguayan, Matákoan, Mataguayo, Mataco–Mataguayo, Matacoano, Matacoana'') is a language family of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia.

Family division

Matacoan consists of four clusters of languages. The family also has a clear binary split between Wichí-Chorote and Maká-Nivaclé according to Nikulin (2019).Nikulin, Andrey V. 2019.
The classification of the languages of the South American Lowlands: State-of-the-art and challenges / Классификация языков востока Южной Америки
'. Illič-Svityč (Nostratic) Seminar / Ностратический семинар, Higher School of Economics, October 17, 2019. Gordon (2005) in ''Ethnologue'' divides Wichí into three separate languages and Chorote into two languages.

;Matacoan
* Wichí-Chorote
** Wichí (also known as Mataco, Wichi, Wichí Lhamtés, Weenhayek, Noctenes, Matahuayo, Matako, Weʃwo. The name ''Mataco'' is common but pejorative.)
***''Vejoz'' (also known as Vejo, Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz)
***''Noktén'' (also known as Noctén, Wichí Lhamtés Nocten)
***''Wiznay'' (also known as Güisnay, Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay)
***''Matawayo'' (also known as Matahuayo).
** Chorote (also known as Chorotí, Yofúaha, Tsoloti)
***''Manhui'' (also known as Manjuy, Iyo’wujwa Chorote)
***''Eklenhui'' (also known as Eclenjuy, Eklehui, Iyojwa’ja Chorote, Chorote, Choroti).
* Maká-Nivaclé
** Nivaclé (also known as Chulupí–Ashlushlay, Chulupí, Ajlujlay, Alhulhai, Niwaklé, Niwaqli, Churupi, Chulupe. The name ''Chulupí'' is common but pejorative.)
***Forest Nivaclé
***River Nivaclé
** Maká (also known as Macá, Maca, Towolhi, Toothle, Nynaka, Mak’á, Enimaca, Enimaga)
***''Ma’ká'' (also known as Towolhi)
***''Enimaga'' (also known as Enimaa, Kochaboth)

Mason (1950)

Internal classification by Mason (1950):

;Mataco-Maca
*Mataco
**Mataco-Mataguayo
***Mataco
****Guisnay
****Nocten (Octenai)
***Mataguayo
****Northern: Hueshuo, Pesatupe, Abucheta
****Southern: Vejoz
**Chorotí-Ashluslay
***Chorotí (Yofuaha)
***Ashluslay (Chulupí, Chonopí, Sukin, Sotiagay, Tapieté)
*Macá (Enimagá, Cochaboth, Guaná, Lengua)
**Enimagá
***Macá (Towothli, Toosle)
**Guentusé
**Cochaboth-Lengua

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Matacoan languages.

Proto-language

For a reconstruction of Proto-Mataguayo by Viegas Barros (2002),Viegas Barros, Pedro. 2002. Fonología del Proto-Mataguayo: Las fricativas dorsales. Mily Crevels, Simon van de Kerke, Sérgio Meira & Hein van der Voort (eds.), ''Current Studies on South American Languages'' ndigenous Languages of Latin America, 3 p. 137-148. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS). see the corresponding Spanish article.

References

Bibliography

* Adelaar, Willem F. H.; & Muysken, Pieter C. (2004). ''The languages of the Andes''. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge University Press.
* Campbell, Lyle. (1997). ''American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America''. New York: Oxford University Press. .
* Fabre, Alain (2005) Los Mataguayo (Online version: http://www.ling.fi/Entradas%20diccionario/Dic=Mataguayo.pdf)

External links

* Proel
Familia matákoan

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