Humahuaca language

Humahuaca
Humahuaca
Omaguaca
Native to	Argentina
Region	Jujuy Province
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Linguist List	1nm
Glottolog	None

Humahuaca (Omaguaca) is an extinct language of Argentina. Tribal and possibly dialect divisions were Fiscara, Jujuy, Ocloya, Osa, Purmamarca, and Tiliar. Mason (1950) proposed that Humahuaca was related to Diaguita (Cacán) and Kunza in a group he called "Ataguitan".

Varieties

Varieties classified by Loukotka (1968) as part of the Humahuaca language cluster:

Humahuaca or Omaguaca - extinct language once spoken in the valleys of Tilcara and Humahuaca, Jujuy Province, Argentina.
Ocloya - once spoken in Jujuy Province on the "Normente River" and near Necay.
Jujui - once spoken around the city of Jujuy. (Unattested)
Casavindo - once spoken around the city of Casabindo, Jujuy Province. (Unattested)
Cochinoca - once spoken near the city of Cochinoca, Jujuy Province. (Unattested)
Churumata - once spoken by the northwestern neighbors of the Humahuaca tribe. (Unattested)

References

↑ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". The Indigenous Languages of South America. De Gruyter. pp. 59–166. doi:10.1515/9783110258035.59. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.
↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.

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[Campbell-SAmerica-1] Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". The Indigenous Languages of South America. De Gruyter. pp. 59–166. doi:10.1515/9783110258035.59. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.

[Loukotka-2] Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.

Humahuaca language

Varieties

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References