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Wamo–Chapakura languages

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Wamo–Chapakúra
Guamo–Chapacuran
Geographic
distribution
western Amazon
Linguistic classificationProposed language family
Subdivisions
Language codes
GlottologNone

Wamo–Chapakúra is a proposed connection between the largely extinct Chapacuran language family and the otherwise unclassified language Wamo (or Guamo). Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing.

Vocabulary

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Below is a comparison of Guamo (1778 word list[1]) with Proto-Chapacuran reconstructions from Angenot (1997).[2] Similar forms include Proto-Chapacuran *ʔakom and Guamo cum ([kum]) 'water'.

gloss Proto-Chapacuran Guamo
head *ʔupʷek putí, puté
hair scará, ascaro
eye *tok tujua, tuaguin
ear dupen, quiepen
nose *ʔutur fin
tooth *ʔijat aufê, ufé
tongue dituâ
mouth matá
hand *ʔum catâne
foot *katim catafa
breast *ʔikim cupa
meat *ʔukun testu
blood *ʔawik jue, ducú
bone *ʔatat ditancu
person *tramaʔ daiju, dauirco
name *ʔuwit
dog gaurig, jaure
fish *ʔihʷam dacuay, dupaque
louse *ʔiwʔ
tree *ʔawan disycu, discu
leaf *tan estejan, tercundiscun
flower *pʷiw quamastastajan
water *ʔakom cum
fire *ʔitʃeː cujue
stone *pʷikun canjiú, dacanjue
earth *ʔomiː 'mato, terra firme' taumchê, tansie
salt *kunʔ tig
road *wana
eat *kawʔ eiquia, tuan
die *ʔimʷiʔ tugri, jurirá
I napi, ascaté
you *ʔawum najâ, ascai

References

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  1. ^ Anonymous. 1928 [1778]. Traduccion de algunas voces de la lengua Guama. In Lenguas de América, 382-393. Madrid.
  2. ^ Angenot, Geralda de Lima (1997). Fonotática e Fonologia do Lexema Protochapacura Archived 2021-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Dissertação do Mestrado, Universidade Federal de Rondônia.
  • Kaufman, Terrence (1990). "Language History in South America: What we know and how to know more". In David L. Payne (ed.). Amazonian Linguistics. Austin: University of Texas Press.