Tequiraca–Canichana languages

Tequiraca–Canichana is a possible language family proposed in Kaufman (1994) uniting two erstwhile language isolates, Canichana of Bolivia and Tequiraca of Peru, both of which are either extinct or nearly so.^[1] The proposal is not included in Campbell (2012).^[2]

Tequiraca–Canichana
(controversial)
Geographic distribution	Bolivia, Peru
Linguistic classification	Proposed language family
Subdivisions	Tequiraca † Canichana †
Language codes
Glottolog	None

Vocabulary

Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Aiwa (Tequiraca) and Canichana.

gloss	Aiwa[3][4]	Canichana[5]
head	ˈhuti	eu-cucu
eye	jaˈtuk	eu-tot
ear	ʃuˈɾala	eu-comete
breast	aˈkiʃ	ee-meni
person	aˈʔɨwa	enacu
tree	ˈau	ni-yiga
leaf	iˈɾapi	em-tixle
fire	asˈkʷãwa 'cooking fire'	ni-chucu
stone	nuˈklahi	ni-cumchi
earth	ahulˈtaʔ	ni-chix
eat	iˈtakʷas	alema
I	kun	oxale
you	kin	inahali