Catacaoan languages
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The Catacaoan languages or Tallán languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region
of Peru
. The three languages in the family are:
and the Sechura language
but does not make any claims about genetic relatedness.
Piura Region
Piura is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru...
of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The three languages in the family are:
- Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of CatacaosCatacaosCatacaos is a town in the Piura Province, Piura Region, Peru. It is located at around ....
- Colán or Kolán, once spoken between the Piura and Chira RiverChira RiverRío Chira is the name of a river in northern Peru whose mouth is 20 km north of the provincial capital of Piura.Its source is in the Ecuadorian Andes near the town of Papaca in the province Loja from where it flows for ca 250 km in easterly directions...
s - Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira river. It is unattested.
Vocabulary Comparison
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Colan | Catacao |
|---|---|---|
| drink | kum | konekuk |
| heart | ñessini-m | ñiesiñi-čim |
| water | yup | yup |
| woman | pi-m | pi-čim |
| fire | huyur | guanararak |
| daughter | hiku-m | yku-čim kapuk |
| son | hiku-m | yku-čim |
| river | yup [water] | tuyurup |
| brother | pua-m | pua-čim |
| grass | aguakol | taguakol |
| man | yatadla-m | aszat |
| moon | nag | nam |
| eat | agua | agua-čim |
| sea | amum | amaum |
| mother | nu-m | ni-čim |
| dead | dlakati | ynata-klakatu |
| bird | yaiau | yeya |
| bone | dladlapi-ram | lalape-čen |
| rain (v.) | ñar | ñarakñakitutin |
| rain (n.) | nug | guayakinum |
| fish | llas | llas |
| branch | yabiti-ram | yabike |
| rule (v.) | čañar | čañak |
| sister | puru-m | puru-čim |
| sun | turinap | nap |
| earth | dlurum | durum |
| trunk | tuku-ram | taksikáas |
| wind | kuiat ñap | vik |
Genetic relations
Loukota compares Catacaoan to the Culle languageCulle language
Culle , also known as Ilinga , is a poorly attested extinct language of northern Peru. It is the original language of the regions of La Libertad, Cajabamba, and Pallasca...
and the Sechura language
Sechura language
The Sechura language, also known as Sek, is an extinct language spoken in the Piura Region of Peru, near the port of Sechura. It appears to have become extinct by the beginning of the 20th Century.-Classification:...
but does not make any claims about genetic relatedness.