Mascoian languages

The Mascoian languages, also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages, are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.

Mascoian
Lengua-Mascoy, Toba Enlhet–Enenlhet
Geographic distribution	Paraguay
Linguistic classification	Mataco–Guaicuru ? Mascoian
Subdivisions	Lengua Maskoy
Language codes
Glottolog	leng1261

Languages

The languages are:^[1]

• Maskoy (Toba-Maskoy)
• Enxet (Southern Lengua)
• Enlhet (Northern Lengua)
• Kaskihá (Guaná)
• Sanapaná
• Angaité

Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature, Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.

Jolkesky (2016)

Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):^[2]

(† = extinct)

• Lengua-Maskoy
  • Lengua: Enlhet; Enxet
  • Maskoy
    • Maskoy, Southern: Angaite; Sanapana
    • Maskoy, Northern: Kaskiha; Maskoy

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.^[3]

gloss	Kaskihá	Sanapaná	Angaité	Kilyetwaiwo	Lengua	Maskoy
one	thãabok	inskipkoé	slima	slima	sláma	sláma
two	hãkãnit	inkanéit	kaened	haenit	aʔánit	agaʔét
ear	hea-xtik	iñ-altik	aua-tik	enet-ktek	aha-ktik	hartek
foot	he-menik	i-meníek	i-menék		minik	he-menek
woman	enkeluana	kilaua	kelaa		kilyaná	inkilána
water	yemen	ilmen	islmen		yigmin	igmen
fire	tatha	taothla	tathxa		tatsla	taslá
sun	agmĩn	akmén	agmén	yenmet	ixim	ikim
moon	pithtin	pielstén	pelsxtén		piltin	pelsten
tobacco	xená	inhaihak	hená		haéna	hekena