| Comechingón | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Argentina |
| Region | Cordoba Province (Argentina),San Luis Province |
| Ethnicity | Comechingón |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
 Pre-contact distribution of Comechingón | |
Comechingón is an extinct language, formerly spoken in Argentina by theComechingón. It is poorly attested, with only a few words known with confidence.[2] It is believed to be either a member of theHuarpean languages,[1] or be related toCacán.[2] Links have also been made with the supposed language isolateSanavirón.[3] The absence of Comechingón language data makes determination of its true linguistic affinity impossible.[4]
Comechingón is considered to have two dialects, corresponding to the two subdivisions of the Comechingón people, Henia and Camiare.[3]
Comechingón is believed to have exerted an influence on theCordobés Spanish dialect currently found where it once was spoken.[5][6]
Loukotka (1968) lists one vocabulary word for the Henia dialect:[3]
| English | Henia |
|---|---|
| bird | lemin[a] |
The following are some roots without any known meaning:[7][8]
| Henia | Camiare |
|---|---|
| canta | |
| chita | |
| cavi | |
| quili | cala |
| tala, cala | olma |
| chili | |
| chira | |
| toc, toco[b] | loc, toc |
| pitin | |
| pira | |
| canta | canta, cante |
| pichi | |
| toc |
Some more Comechingón words with meanings:[2][7]
| English | Henia | Camiare |
|---|---|---|
| village[c] | henen, henin,[d] hen, pitin | |
| cacique | naguan, acan, nave | nave, navira |
| fish | lemin | luimin |
| house | butos | |
| landmark ? | tica | |
| river | san | |
| nipple ? | chi | |
| boulder ? | cara | |
| irrigation ditch | mampa |