Duho languages
Proposed language family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duho is a proposed language family of South America, uniting two proposed genetic groupings, Hodi–Saliban[1] and Ticuna–Yuri. This language family was proposed by Marcelo Jolkesky (2016), based on his previous but now disclaimed Macro-Daha family which had also included the Andoque–Urequena languages.[2]
| Duho | |
|---|---|
| (proposed) | |
| Geographic distribution | Northwestern Amazon |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed as one of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
Zamponi (2017) concludes that the similarities between Saliban and Hodɨ appear to be due to contact, but that a distant genealogical relationship between Betoi and Sáliban is plausible though not demonstrated. He does not address Ticuna–Yuri.[3]
Jolkesky (2016) suggests that the homeland of Proto-Duho was in the Serranía de Chiribiquete.[4]: 590
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with Chibchan languages due to contact, which may point to the earlier presence of Chibchan speakers in the Orinoco basin.[4]: 325
Internal classification of the Duho language family by Jolkesky (2016):[4]
Jolkesky's Duho languages have shared forms in *ʧ for "I", *kʷ for "you" and *t for "we", which are found in all languages.
Several basic words in Duho languages appear to be related. The following examples are given, with further parallels in Sape:
| language | tree | mouth | head | hair | path | eat | spirit | offspring | breast | who | what |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticuna | dãi | àː | èrú | ʧi | bã̀ | ɡõ̀ː | ã́ẽ̀ | dẽ́ | biĩ́ | tèẽ́ | tàː |
| Yuri | noi | i à | gerühó | ii | -mó | - | - | o nné | - | - | - |
| Saliba | - | aha | iʤu | - | maa(-na) | ikua | õãĩ | nẽ(-ẽ) | omixe | ã-diha | ã-daha |
| Piaroa | dawi | æ | u(-ju) | -ʦˀe | mæ(-næ) | ku | ãẽ | ĩtʰĩ | ami | di | dæhe |
| Wirö | towi | a | u; -ʤu | -ˀʤe | ma(-na) | ku(-õ) | - | ĩtʰĩ | omu | ti | tahi |
| Hodi | ʰtawɯ | a | ʰtu | - | ma(-na); -ma | ʰku-õ | ãwẽ(-no) | ĩni | me(e) | - | - |
| (Sape) | tapa | itu | koyanukú, moynaku | pa | mu | ko/ku | - | katona | wi | pante | pemente |
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