| Canichana | |
|---|---|
| Joaquiniano | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Extinct | ca. 2000 |
Tequiraca–Canichana?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | caz |
| Glottolog | cani1243 |
| ELP | Canichana[1] |
) Historical distribution of the language | |
Canichana, or Canesi, Joaquiniano, is a possible language isolate of Bolivia (department of Beni). In 1991 there were 500 Canichana people, but only 20 spoke the Canichana language; by 2000 the ethnic population was 583, but the language had no L1 speakers left.
It was spoken on the Mamoré River and Machupo River.[2]
Language contact
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochica language due to contact.[3]
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Canichana.[2]
gloss Canichana one mereka two kadita three kaʔarxata tooth eu-kuti tongue au-cháva hand eu-tixle woman ikegahui water nese fire nichuku moon nimilaku maize ni-chuxú jaguar ni-xolani house ni-tikoxle
See also
- Llanos de Moxos (archaeology)
References
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Canichana.
- ^ a b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: KANICHANA.[1]
- de Créqui-Montfort, G.; Rivet, P. (1913). Linguistique Bolivienne: La Langue Kaničana. Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris, 18:354-377.
External links
- (in French) La Langue Kaničana
- Lenguas de Bolivia (online edition)
- Canichana transcriptions of GlobalRecordings audio files