Mascoian languages
| Mascoian | |
|---|---|
| Lengua-Mascoy, Toba Enlhet–Enenlhet | |
| Geographic distribution | Paraguay |
| Linguistic classification | Mataco–Guaicuru ?
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | leng1261 |
The Mascoian languages, also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages, are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.
Languages
The languages are:[1]
- Maskoy (Toba-Maskoy)
- Enxet (Southern Lengua)
- Enlhet (Northern Lengua)
- Kaskihá (Guaná)
- Sanapaná
- Angaité
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature: Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.
Jolkesky (2016)
Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):[2]
References
- ^ Unruh, Ernesto; Kalisch, Hannes. 2003. "Enlhet-Enenlhet. Una familia lingüística chaqueña." Thule, Rivista italiana di studi americanistici 14/15: 207–231.
- ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Los pueblos del Gran Chaco y sus lenguas, primera parte: los enlhet-enenlhet del Chaco Paraguayo.[1]