| Maya–Yunga–Chipayan | |
|---|---|
| Chimu–Chipayan | |
| (controversial) | |
| Geographic distribution | Peru and Central America |
| Linguistic classification | Proposedlanguage family |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
TheMaya–Yunga–Chipayan languages are a proposed macrofamily linking theChimuan,Uru–Chipaya, andMayan language families of the Americas. The macrofamily was proposed by Stark (1972).[1] However, it has not gained widespread acceptance among linguists.
Stark's (1972) classification is as follows.[1]
Stark (1972) proposed a Maya–Yunga–Chipayan macrofamily linkingMayan withUru–Chipaya andYunga (Mochica), based on the following lexical comparisons.[1]
| gloss | Yunga | Uru–Chipaya | Proto-Mayan |
|---|---|---|---|
| to remember | kon- | khuñ- | *k(’)an |
| string (twisted) | pal | pari | *b’əl |
| flea | čuka | čowksmari | *k’əq |
| to kill | jum | kan | *kəm |
| fire | ox | uh | *q’aːq’ |
| foot | xok | kxohča | *ʔoːq |
| to come | ta(n)- | thon- | *t̪əːl |
| (old) woman | šonøŋ | šon | *ʔišnam |
| beard | sap | sip(s) | *šob |
| white | šiku | sḳo ‘white, salty residue, on ground’ | *saq |
| to spin thread | paṣ̌- | spahtš | *bač’ |
| water | xa | kxaʔ | *həʔ |
| bone | ko¢ike | khoči | *b’a.q |
| to feel, hear | nøm- | non | *ʔabiy, *ʔubiy |
| sun, time, day | tuni | thuñi | *q’i.ŋ |
| father | ef | ehp | *mam, *tat |
| to want, love, present | pik- | pek | *q’an, *ʔax |
| ripe, old | čuk | čakwa | *yix |
| toad | xok | šḳoḳa | *š-k’yuk’y |
| to spin thread | paṣ̌- | spahtš | *š-bač’ |
| jaw | kaŋ | škeña | *š-kahlam |
| cornfield | škala ~ ṣkala | *š-k’wal; *š-kol |