Mascoian languages
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| Mascoian | |
|---|---|
| Lengua-Mascoy, Toba Enlhet–Enenlhet | |
| Geographic distribution | Paraguay |
| Linguistic classification | Mataco–Guaicuru ?
|
| Glottolog | leng1261[1] |
The Mascoian also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.
The languages are:[2]
- 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.
References[edit]
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Lengua–Mascoy". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Unruh, Ernesto; Kalisch, Hannes. 2003. "Enlhet-Enenlhet. Una familia lingüística chaqueña." Thule, Rivista italiana di studi americanistici 14/15: 207–231.[1]
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Los pueblos del Gran Chaco y sus lenguas, primera parte: los enlhet-enenlhet del Chaco Paraguayo.[2]
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