Duho languages

Duho is a proposed language family of South America, originally consisting of two well-established genetic groupings, Hodi–Saliban[1] (even though Raul Zamponi (2018) argues that Hodi is a language isolate) and Ticuna–Yuri. This language stock was proposed by Marcelo Jolkesky (2016), based on his previous but now disclaimed Macro-Daha stock which had also included the Andoque–Urequena languages.[2]

Duho
(proposed)
Geographic distribution	Northwestern Amazon
Linguistic classification	Proposed as one of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Hodi–Saliban Ticuna–Yuri

Prehistory

Jolkesky (2016) suggests that the homeland of Proto-Duho was in the Serranía de Chiribiquete.[3]^:590

Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with Chibchan languages due to contact, which may point to the earlier presence of Chibchan speakers in the Orinoco basin.[3]^:325

Classification

Internal classification of the Duho language family by Jolkesky (2016):[3]

Duho

• Tikuna-Yuri
  • Karabayo: Karabayo
  • Tikuna: Tikuna
  • Yuri: Yuri †
• Saliba-Hodi
  • Hodi: Hodi
  • Saliba-Betoi
    • Betoi: Betoi †
    • Saliba-Piaroa
      • Saliba: Saliba
      • Piaroa-Mako
        • Ature: Ature †
        • Mako: Mako
        • Piaroa: Piaroa

Pronouns

Jolkesky's Duho languages have shared forms in *ʧ for "I", *kʷ for "you" and *t for "we", which are found in all languages.

language	I	thou	he	she	we	they
Ticuna	ʧò-	ku-	dĩ-	ɡĩ- /i-	tò-	ta-́
Yuri	tshuu	wikú	di	-	too	-
Saliba	ʧ-	ũku, kʷ-	Ø-, i-, -di	x-, -x	t-	h-
Piaroa	ʧ(u)-	(u)ku, kʷ-	Ø-, -de	hʷ-, -h	t(u)-	tʰ(a)-
Mako	ʧ(V)-	ɯkʷɯ, kʷ(V)-	Ø-	h(V)-, -h	d(V)-, -dɯtʰɯ	tʰ(V)-
Hodi	ʰtæ	ʰkæ	dæ	-	ʰtai	hai
Betoi	r(u)-	uhu, h(u)-	Ø-, -ri	Ø-	r-, -nuto	?

Lexicon

Several basic words in Duho languages appear to be related. The following examples are given:

language	tree	mouth	head	hair	path	eat	spirit	offspring	breast	who	what
Ticuna	dãi	àː	èrú	ʧi	bã̀	ɡõ̀ː	ã́ẽ̀	dẽ´	biĩ´	tèẽ́	tàː
Yuri	noi	i à	gerühó	ii	-mó	-	-	o nné	-	-	-
Saliba	-	aha	iʤu	-	maa(-na)	ikua	õãĩ	nẽ(-ẽ)	omixe	ã-diha	ã-daha
Piaroa	dawi	æ	u(-ju)	-ʦˀe	mæ(-næ)	ku	ãẽ	ĩtʰĩ	ami	di	dæhe
Mako	towi	a	u; -ʤu	-ˀʤe	ma(-na)	ku(-õ)	-	ĩtʰĩ	omu	ti	tahi
Hodi	ʰtawɯ	a	ʰtu	-	ma(-na); -ma	ʰku-õ	ãwẽ(-no)	ĩni	me(e)	-	-

References

1. Rosés Labrada, J. E. 2015. Is Jodï a Sáliban Language? In: Workshop on historical relationships among languages of the Americas. Leiden, 2-5th September 2015, Universiteit Leiden.
2. Jolkesky, Marcelo. 2009. Macro-Daha: reconstrução de um tronco lingüístico do noroeste amazônico. ROSAE - I Congresso Internacional de Lingüística Histórica, 26-29 July 2009.
3. Jolkesky, M. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Brasilia: UnB. PhD Dissertation.

• Jolkesky, M. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Brasilia: UnB. PhD Dissertation.
• Zamponi, R. 2017 (2018). Betoi-Jirara, Sáliban, and Hodɨ: relationships among three linguistic lineages of the mid-Orinoco region. Anthropological Linguistics 59: 263-321.