Mascoian languages
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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:
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature: Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.
Jolkesky (2016)
Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):
(† = extinct)
- Lengua-Maskoy Lengua: Enlhet; Enxet Maskoy Maskoy, Southern: Angaite; Sanapana Maskoy, Northern: Kaskiha; Maskoy
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.
| gloss | Kaskihá | Sanapaná | Angaité | Kilyetwaiwo | Lengua | Maskoy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | thãabok | inskipkoé | slima | slima | sláma | sláma |
| two | hãkãnit | inkanéit | kaened | haenit | aʔánit | agaʔét |
| ear | hea-xtik | iñ-altik | aua-tik | enet-ktek | aha-ktik | hartek |
| foot | he-menik | i-meníek | i-menék | minik | he-menek | |
| woman | enkeluana | kilaua | kelaa | kilyaná | inkilána | |
| water | yemen | ilmen | islmen | yigmin | igmen | |
| fire | tatha | taothla | tathxa | tatsla | taslá | |
| sun | agmĩn | akmén | agmén | yenmet | ixim | ikim |
| moon | pithtin | pielstén | pelsxtén | piltin | pelsten | |
| tobacco | xená | inhaihak | hená | haéna | hekena |
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Los pueblos del Gran Chaco y sus lenguas, primera parte: los enlhet-enenlhet del Chaco Paraguayo.