Moseten–Chonan languages
| Mosetén–Chon | |
|---|---|
| (proposed) | |
| Geographic distribution | southern South America |
| Linguistic classification | Macro-Panoan ?
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
Mosetén–Chon is a proposal linking the Mosetenan languages (actually a single language, Chimane or Tsimané) and the Chonan languages of South America. Kaufman (1990) finds the connection fairly convincing.
References[]
- 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.
Categories:
- Proposed language families
- Indigenous languages of the Americas
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs