Glottolog: char1238 | ||
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Linguistic classification: Mataco–Guaicuru ?Charruan Subdivisions: BalomarChanáCharrúaGüenoa |
The Charruan languages are an extinct group of languages once spoken in Uruguay and the Argentine province of Entre Ríos. In 2005 a semi-speaker of Chaná language was found.
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Four languages are considered to definitively belong to the Charruan language family:
A number of unattested languages are also presumed to belong to the Charruan family:
Vocabulary Comparison
The Charruan languages are poorly attested. However, sufficient vocabulary has been gathered for the languages to be compared:
Genetic relations
Jorge Suárez includes Charruan with Guaicuruan in a hypothetical Waikuru-Charrúa stock. Morris Swadesh includes Charruan along with Guaicuruan, Matacoan, and Mascoyan within his Macro-Mapuche stock. Both proposals appear to be obsolete.
References
Charruan languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA