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). 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), see the corresponding Spanish article. A competing theory is advanced by Nikulin and Carol

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.ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
Fabre, Alain (2005) Los Mataguayo (Online version: http://www.ling.fi/Entradas%20diccionario/Dic=Mataguayo.pdf)

External links

Proel: Familia matákoan