Humahuaca (Omaguaca) is an extinct language of Argentina (Campbell 2012).[1] Tribal and possibly dialect divisions were Fiscara, Jujuy, Ocloya, Osa, Purmamarca, and Tiliar. Mason (1950) proposed that Humahuaca was related to Diaguita (Cacán) and Kunza in a group he called "Ataguitan".
| Humahuaca | |
|---|---|
| Omaguaca | |
| Native to | Argentina |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Ataguitan | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
1nm | |
| Glottolog | None |
Varieties
editVarieties classified by Loukotka (1968) as part of the Humahuaca language cluster:[2]
- Humahuaca or Omaguaca - extinct language once spoken in the valleys of Tilcara and Humahuaca, Jujuy Province, Argentina.
- Ocloya - once spoken in Jujuy Province on the "Normente River" and near Necay.
- Jujui - once spoken around the city of Jujuy. (Unattested)
- Casavindo - once spoken around the city of Casabindo, Jujuy Province. (Unattested)
- Cochinoca - once spoken near the city of Cochinoca, Jujuy Province. (Unattested)
- Churumata - once spoken by the northwestern neighbors of the Humahuaca tribe. (Unattested)
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
