Comechingón language
| Comechingón | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Argentina |
| Region | Cordoba Province (Argentina), San Luis Province |
| Ethnicity | Comechingón |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
 Pre-contact distribution of Comechingón | |
Comechingón is an extinct language, formerly spoken in Argentina by the Comechingón. It is poorly attested, with only a few words known with confidence.[2] It is believed to be either a member of the Huarpean languages,[1] or be related to Cacán.[2] Links have also been made with the supposed language isolate Sanavirón.[3] The absence of Comechingón language data makes determination of its true linguistic affinity impossible.[4]
Comechingón is considered to have two dialects, corresponding to the two subdivisions of the Comechingón people, Henia and Camiare.[3]
Comechingón is believed to have exerted an influence on the Cordobés Spanish dialect currently found where it once was spoken.[5][6]
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists one vocabulary word for the Henia dialect:[3]
| English | Henia |
|---|---|
| bird | lemin[a] |
The following are some roots without any known meaning:[7][8]
| Henia | Camiare |
|---|---|
| canta | |
| chita | |
| cavi | |
| quili | cala |
| tala, cala | olma |
| chili | |
| chira | |
| toc, toco[b] | loc, toc |
| pitin | |
| pira | |
| canta | canta, cante |
| pichi | |
| toc |
Some more Comechingón words with meanings:[2][7]
| English | Henia | Camiare |
|---|---|---|
| village[c] | henen, henin,[d] hen, pitin | |
| cacique | naguan, acan, nave | nave, navira |
| fish | lemin | luimin |
| house | butos | |
| landmark ? | tica | |
| river | san | |
| nipple ? | chi | |
| boulder ? | cara | |
| irrigation ditch | mampa |
Notes
References
- ^ a b Canals Frau, Salvador (1944-04-18). "El grupo Huarpe-Comechingón". Anales del Instituto de Etnografía Americana (Año 1944, Tomo 5).
- ^ a b c "Lenguas Comechingona y Sanavirona". pueblosoriginarios.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ a b c Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Internet Archive. Los Angeles : University of California, Latin American Center.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, pp. 182–279, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-05-25
- ^ Álvarez, Luis Rodolfo (December 2003). "6". The aboriginal languages (testimony of our roots). Córdoba, Argentina: Alción Editora. p. 136. OCLC 56013441.
- ^ "The Córdoba tune and its Comechingón origin". La Mañana de Córdoba. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Serrano, Antonio (1944). "EL IDIOMA DE LOS COMECHINGONES y SANAVIRONES" (PDF). Boletin de la Academia Argentina de Letras.
- ^ Serrano, Antonio (1945). Los Comechingones (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. p. 322.