Maya–Yunga–Chipayan
Chimu–Chipayan
(controversial)
Geographic
distribution
Peru and Central America
Linguistic classificationProposed language family
Subdivisions
GlottologNone

The Maya–Yunga–Chipayan languages are a proposed macrofamily linking the Chimuan, Uru–Chipaya, and Mayan language families of the Americas. The macrofamily was proposed by Stark (1972).[1] However, it has not gained widespread acceptance among linguists.

Classification

Stark's (1972) classification is as follows.[1]

Tovar (1961),[2] partly based on Schmidt (1926),[3] adds Tallán (Sechura–Catacao) to Chimuan (which he calls Yunga-Puruhá). Tovar's (1961) classification below is cited from Stark (1972).[1]

Lexical comparisons

Stark (1972) proposed a Maya–Yunga–Chipayan macrofamily linking Mayan with Uru–Chipaya and Yunga (Mochica), based on the following lexical comparisons.[1]

glossYungaUru–ChipayaProto-Mayan
to rememberkon-khuñ-*k(’)an
string (twisted)palpari*b’əl
fleačukačowksmari*k’əq
to killjumkan*kəm
fireoxuh*q’aːq’
footxokkxohča*ʔoːq
to cometa(n)-thon-*t̪əːl
(old) womanšonøŋšon*ʔišnam
beardsapsip(s)*šob
whitešikusḳo ‘white,
salty residue,
on ground’
*saq
to spin threadpaṣ̌-spahtš*bač’
waterxakxaʔ*həʔ
boneko¢ikekhoči*b’a.q
to feel, hearnøm-non*ʔabiy, *ʔubiy
sun, time, daytunithuñi*q’i.ŋ
fatherefehp*mam, *tat
to want, love, presentpik-pek*q’an, *ʔax
ripe, oldčukčakwa*yix
toadxokšḳoḳa*š-k’yuk’y
to spin threadpaṣ̌-spahtš*š-bač’
jawkaŋškeña*š-kahlam
cornfieldškala ~ ṣkala*š-k’wal; *š-kol

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stark, Louisa R. (1972). "Maya-Yunga-Chipayan: A New Linguistic Alignment". International Journal of American Linguistics. 38 (2): 119–135. doi:10.1086/465193. ISSN 0020-7071. S2CID 145380780.
  2. Tovar, Antonio (1961). Catálogo de las lenguas de América del Sur, pp. 162-165. Buenos Aires.
  3. Schmidt, Wilhelm (1926). Die Sprachfamilien und Sprachenkreise der Erde, p. 214. Heidelberg.
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