Guaicuruan languages
| Guaicuruan | |
|---|---|
| Waikurúan | |
| Ethnicity: | Guaycuru peoples |
| Geographic distribution: |
northern Argentina, western Paraguay, southern Brazil |
| Linguistic classification: |
Mataco–Guaicuru ?
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | guai1249 |
Guaicuruan (Guaykuruan, Waikurúan, Guaycuruano, Guaikurú, Guaicurú, Guaycuruana) is a language family spoken in northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).
Guaicuruan/Waikurúan languages are often classified as follows:
Abipón, Guachí, and Payaguá all are extinct.
Harriet Klein argues against the assumption that Kadiweu is Guaicuruan. Most others accept the inclusion of Kadiweu into the family.
Jorge Suárez includes Guaicuruan with Charruan in a hypothetical Waikuru-Charrúa stock. Morris Swadesh includes Guaicuruan along with Matacoan, Charruan, and Mascoyan within his Macro-Mapuche stock. Both proposals appear to be obsolete.
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