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Catacaoan languages

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Geographicdistribution:
  
Piura Region, Peru

Glottolog:
  
(not evaluated)

Subdivisions:
  
CatacaoColanChira

Catacaoan languages

Linguistic classification:
  
Sechura–CatacaoCatacaoan

The Catacaoan languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are:

  • Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of Catacaos
  • Colán or Kolán, once spoken between the Piura and Chira Rivers
  • Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira river. It is unattested.

    • Genetic relations

    Loukota compares Catacaoan to the Culle language and the Sechura language but does not make any claims about genetic relatedness.

    References

    Catacaoan languages Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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