Canichana language
Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language was extinct.
| Canichana | |
|---|---|
| Joaquiniano | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Extinct | ca. 2000 |
Tequiraca–Canichana?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | caz |
| Glottolog | cani1243[1] |
 Historical distribution of the language | |
It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River.[2]
Language contact
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochica language due to contact.[3]
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Canichana.[2]
gloss Canichana one mereka two kadita three kaʔarxata tooth eu-kuti tongue au-cháva hand eu-tixle woman ikegahui water nese fire nichuku moon nimilaku maize ni-chuxú jaguar ni-xolani house ni-tikoxle
gollark: I mean, I agree with the sentiment, but your reasoning is terrible.
gollark: So you won't mind if I orbital-laser-strike you for no reason.
gollark: That might very well kill the prions, but unfortunately it will also kill whoever they happen to be in.
gollark: The answer is 3, of course.
gollark: Other body parts have protein in them too though.
See also
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Canichana". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
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