Mataco–Guaicuru languages

Mataguayo–Guaicuru, Mataco–Guaicuru or Macro-Waikurúan is a proposed language family consisting of the Mataguayan and Guaicuruan languages. Pedro Viegas Barros claims to have demonstrated it.^[1]^[2]^[3] These languages are spoken in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.

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Mataguayo–Guaicuru
Macro-Waikurúan
(proposed)
Geographic distribution	South America
Linguistic classification	Proposed language family
Subdivisions	Matacoan Guaicuruan
Language codes
Glottolog	None

Genetic relations

Jorge Suárez linked Guaicuruan and Charruan in a Waikuru-Charrúa stock. Kaufman (2007: 72) has also added Lule–Vilela and Zamucoan,^[4] while Morris Swadesh proposed a Macro-Mapuche stock that included Matacoan, Guaicuruan, Charruan, and Mascoyan. Campbell (1997) has argued that those hypotheses should be further investigated, though he no longer intends to evaluate it.^[5]

Classification

Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):^[6]

(† = extinct)

Macro-Mataguayo-Guaykuru
- Payagua †
- Guachi †
- Guaykuru
  - Kadiweu
  - Qom-Abipon
    - Abipon †
    - Qom
      - Qom, Southern: Mokovi
      - Qom, Northern: Pilaga; Toba
- Mataguayo
  - Mataguayo, Western
    - Chorote: Chorote Iyojwa'ja; Chorote Iyo'wujwa
    - Wichi: Wichi Guisnay; Wichi Nokten; Wichi Vejoz
  - Mataguayo, Eastern
    - Maka
    - Nivakle

Chaco linguistic area

Campbell and Grondona (2012) consider the languages to be part of a Chaco linguistic area. Common Chaco areal features include SVO word order and active-stative verb alignment.^[7]

Mataco–Guaicuru languages

Genetic relations

Language contact

Classification

Chaco linguistic area

See also

References

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