The extinct Hibito–Cholón or Cholónan languages form a proposed language family that links two languages of Peru, Hibito and Cholón, extinct as of 2000[update]. They may also be related to the extinct Culle language, and perhaps to the language of the Chachapoya, but the data for all of these languages is poor.
Hibito–Cholón | |
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Cholónan | |
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Geographic distribution | Peru |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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Glottolog | hibi1242 |
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Kechua, Leko, Mapudungun, Mochika, Kandoshi, Muniche, and Barbakoa language families due to contact.[1]
Several basic Hibito and Cholon words appear to be related, though the data on both languages is poor. The following examples are given in the ad hoc orthography of the three sources we have on these languages:
gloss | tree | water | daughter | son |
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Cholón | mech / meš | cot / quõt / köta | ñu / -ñu | pul / -pul |
Hibito | mixs / mitš | cachi / otšj | ñoo | pool |
Comparative word list of Hibito and Cholon from Loukotka (1949):[2]
French gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Hibito | Cholon | comparisons |
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animal | animal | (Sp.) | (Sp.) | |
arbre | tree | mixs | mees-ñgup | |
boire | drink | vvik | nig | |
ciel | sky | puxam | senta | |
cœur | heart | thuo-suik | aluñač | |
dieu | God | diosču | (Sp.) | |
douleur | pain | kalak | ysiam | |
eau | water | kači | kot | Tessmann: oč, köta |
étoiles | stars | kuičas | ke-nak | |
femme | woman | etlek | yla | Tessmann: udú, hilá |
feu | fire | ukče | vet | Tessmann: olmó, utmo |
fille | daughter | noo | añu | |
fils | son | pool | apul | |
fleur | flower | čukčum | ñuñap | |
fleuve | river | sekllutkači | kot-ysokot | |
frère | brother | moskaá | azot | Katakao: aszat = homme |
fruit | fruit | llagna | keniya | |
gai | happy | musugvem | augilubaktam | |
herbe | grass | kiak | pullo | |
homme | man | nuum | num | Tessmann: núm, lúno |
lune | moon | kuiná | peel | Tessmann: winžö, pel |
manger | eat | lopkem | amok | |
mer | sea | lapomkači | sokotlol | |
mère | mother | keek | appan | |
mort | dead | huank | mikol | |
mourir | die | kalgeskam | ñgoli-čo | |
oiseau | bird | kumkoči | zuksill | |
ondes | waves | omium | ypixsimam | |
père | father | kotk | appa | |
pleurer | cry | atzakkem | yo-yam | |
pluie | rain | laamčus | llisiak | |
poisson | fish | kazop | asua | |
rameau | branch | mixnul | pučup | |
régner | reign | kollam | časam | |
sœur | sister | moskaá | akiñiu | |
soleil | sun | ñim | musak | Tessmann: nim, mušápo |
terre | earth | kaloč | lluspey | |
tronc | trunk | sangoč | sangoč | |
vent | wind | koktom | mam | |
viande | meat | amaá | čep |
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Wiktionary has word lists at Appendix:Hibito-Cholon word lists |
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