| Mascoian | |
|---|---|
| Lengua-Mascoy, Toba Enlhet–Enenlhet | |
| Geographic distribution | Paraguay |
| Linguistic classification | Mataco–Guaicuru ?
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | leng1261 |
TheMascoian languages, also known asEnlhet–Enenlhet,Lengua–Mascoy, orChaco languages, are a small, closely related language family ofParaguay.
The languages are:[1]
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature:Emok andMaskoy Pidgin.
Internal classification by Jolkesky (2016):[2]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[3]
| gloss | Kaskihá | Sanapaná | Angaité | Kilyetwaiwo | Lengua | Maskoy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | thãabok | inskipkoé | slima | slima | sláma | sláma |
| two | hãkãnit | inkanéit | kaened | haenit | aʔánit | agaʔét |
| ear | hea-xtik | iñ-altik | aua-tik | enet-ktek | aha-ktik | hartek |
| foot | he-menik | i-meníek | i-menék | minik | he-menek | |
| woman | enkeluana | kilaua | kelaa | kilyaná | inkilána | |
| water | yemen | ilmen | islmen | yigmin | igmen | |
| fire | tatha | taothla | tathxa | tatsla | taslá | |
| sun | agmĩn | akmén | agmén | yenmet | ixim | ikim |
| moon | pithtin | pielstén | pelsxtén | piltin | pelsten | |
| tobacco | xená | inhaihak | hená | haéna | hekena |