| Mosetén–Chon | |
|---|---|
| (proposed) | |
| Geographic distribution | southernSouth America |
| Linguistic classification | Macro-Panoan ?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
Mosetén–Chon is a proposal linking theMosetenan languages (actually a single language, Chimane or Tsimané) and theChonan languages of South America. Kaufman (1990) finds the connection fairly convincing.
The following is a table of numerals in Mosetén, Chimané, Ona, Tehuelche, Teushen, and Haush.[1]
| English | one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosetén-Chimané | Chimane | irit | pana | chibin | tsis | cánam | ebeuñ | yevetige | quencañ | arajatec | tac |
| Mosetén | irit | pára | chibin | ||||||||
| Chon | Tehuelche † | chochieg | hʼáuke | káʼash | kague | kʼtsáen | uaenecash | aiéké | venikʼcage | yamakeitzen | kaken |
| Selkʼnam † (Ona) | sôs | sôki | sauke | koni-sôki | kismarei | kari-koni-soki | kari-kísmarei | karikei-konisoki | kauken-kísmarei | karai-kísmarei | |
| Haush † | setaul | aim | shaucn | ||||||||
| Teushen † | cheuquen | xeukay | keash | kekaguy | keytzum | wenecash | kuka | wenekekague | kekaxetzum | xaken |
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