| Abipón | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Region | |
| Status |
Extinct since the 1770s |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 |
None |
| ISO 639-2 |
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| ISO 639-3 | |
Abipón, also known as Callaga, Kalyaga, or Abipon,[1] was a language spoken by the Abipón of Argentina. It was a member of the Mataco-Guaicuru and possibly went extinct during the 19th century.[2]
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar/Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
| Plosive/Affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | q | |
| Fricative | ɣ | ʁ | h | |||
| Liquid | w | r, l | j | w |
Vowels[]
| Front | Back/Central | |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | i | ɨ |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
Bibliography[]
Cited in the Catholic Encyclopedia[3]
- Hervas (1785), Origine, Formazione, Mecanismo, ed Armonia degli Idiomi (Cesena)
- Hervas (1787), Vocabulario poliglotto
- Hervas (1787), Saggio practico delle Lingue ...
- Adrian Balbi (1826), Atlas ethnographique du globe (Paris)
- Alcide d'Orbrigny (1839), L'Homme americain (Paris)
- Brinton, The American Race.
- UPSID
References[]
- ↑ Guaicuruan languages on Wikipedia
- ↑ John Mackenzie (ed.), Peoples, Nations and Cultures.
- ↑ Adolph Francis Bandelier (1907), Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Abipones Accessed on 2009-08-08.
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