| Guaicaro | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chile |
| Region | Brunswick Peninsula |
| Ethnicity | Guaicaro people |
| Era | primarily attested mid 19th century, but seems it may have survived well into the 20th[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | guai1246 |
Guaicaro (Guaïcaro) is an extinct, unclassified language ofPatagonia known only from a 19-word list and personal names.
The Guaicaro people apparently lived on theBrunswick Peninsula, bordering the Tehuelche to their northeast in aroundLaguna Blanca.
The Guaicaros (also renderedGuaïkaros, Guaicurúes, Huacurúes) were apparently the same people known as theHuemules (Güemules) andSupalios.[1]
It is only known from personal names and a list of 19 words elicited using gestures from the last documented speaker, a medicine man living among theTehuelche, and published in 1896. Most of the words can be explained asCentral Alacaluf orTawókser (or both), thoughmer 'arm' appears to come fromChon.
Word list of Guaicaro documented byRamón Lista (1896):[2]
| Spanish gloss | English gloss | Guaicaro |
|---|---|---|
| fuego | fire | charcuish |
| viento | wind | lefeskar |
| nube | cloud | arkayeta |
| hombre | man | pellieri |
| mujer | woman | esnatun |
| ojos | eyes | têl ó téel |
| boca | mouth | asfjestail |
| nariz | nose | huicharek |
| cabeza | head | hurkúar |
| perro | dog | shalki |
| pescado | fish | yaulchel |
| leña | firewood | kekásh |
| mano | hand | teregua |
| dedo | finger | fol karjk |
| brazo | arm | merr |
| dientes | teeth | lefeskar |
| pelo | hair | tercóf |
| cantar | sing | lektan |
| llorar | cry | etkastal |