Cupan languages
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cupan languages is a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that comprises Cupeño, Ivilyuat (Cahuilla), Luiseño-Juaneño, and perhaps Nicoleño[citation needed], all historically spoken in southern California.
Cupan | |
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Geographic distribution | southern California |
Linguistic classification | Uto-Aztecan |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | cupa1239 |
![]() Historical extent of Cupan languages |
The branch had long been considered to be part of the Takic subgroup, but there is doubt about the validity of Takic as a genetic unit, the similarities between the languages classed as Takic possibly being due primarily to borrowing.[1][2]
(†) – Extinct language