Catacao language

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Catacao
Native to Peru
Region Piura Region
Extinct (date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
qrv
Glottolog None
Catacao.svg
Map of Catacaoan languages. Catacao is at the bottom of the yellow area.

Catacao (Katakao) is an extinct language of Peru.

Vocabulary

Colan and Catacao vocabulary: [1] [note 1]

English ColanCatacao
drinkkumkonekuk
heartñessini-mñiesiñi-čim
wateryupyup
womanpi-mpi-čim
firehuyurguanararak
daughterhiku-myku-čim kapuk
sonhiku-myku-čim
riveryup [water]tuyurup
brotherpua-mpua-čim
grassaguakoltaguakol
manyatadla-maszat
moonnagnam
eataguaagua-čim
seaamumamaum
mothernu-mni-čim
deaddlakatiynata-klakatu
birdyaiauyeya
bonedladlapi-ramlalape-čen
rain (v.)ñarñarakñakitutin
rain (n.)nugguayakinum
fishllasllas
branchyabiti-ramyabike
rule (v.)čañarčañak
sisterpuru-mpuru-čim
sunturinapnap
earthdlurumdurum
trunktuku-ramtaksikáas
windkuiat ñapvik

Notes

  1. Loukotka was based in the list of the bishop Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón: «43 voces castellanas traducidas alas ocho lenguas que hablan los indios de la costa, sierra y montañas del obispado de Trujillo del Perú, por el obispo de esta misma ciudad, baltazar Martinez de Compañón», written circa 1780.

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References

  1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1949). "Sur quelques langues inconnues de l'Amérique du Sud". Lingua Posnaniensis (in French). 1: 53–82.