Cacán (also Cacan, Kakán, Calchaquí, Chaka, Diaguita, and Kaka) is an extinct language that was spoken by the Diaguita and Calchaquí tribes in northern Argentina and Chile. It became extinct during the late 17th century or early 18th century. The language was documented by the Jesuit Alonso de Bárcena, but the manuscript is lost. Genetic affiliation of the language remains unclear, and due to the extremely limited number of known words, it has not been possible to conclusively link it to any existing language family.[1]
Varieties classified by Loukotka (1968) as part of the Diaguit language group:[2]
Diaguit - extinct language once spoken by many tribes in the Argentine province of C?-tamarca. All the survivors are now Quechuanized. Dialects, all extinct:
Yocabil - once spoken in Catamarca in the Yocabil Valley.
Andalgalá - once spoken around the city of Andalgalá, Catamarca.
Abaucan or Tinogasta - once spoken in the Abaucán Valley, Catamarca.
Pasipa - once spoken in the Vicioso Valley, Catamarca.
Ancasti - once spoken in the Sierra de Ancasti, Catamarca.
Hualfin - once spoken in the Hualfin Valley, Catamarca.
Famatina - once spoken in the province of La Rioja in the Famatina Valley.
Caringasta - once spoken Calingasta in the Anguco Valley, San Juan province.
Sanogasta - once spoken in the province of La Rioja in the Sanogasta Valley.
Calian or Mocalingasta - once spoken in La Rioja province in the valley of Guadacol.
Sanagasta - once spoken in the Sierra de Velasco, La Rioja province.
Musitian - once spoken in La Rioja province in the Sierra de los Llanos.
Nolongasta - once spoken in the Chilecito Valley, La Rioja province.
Calehaqui or Cacan or Tocaque - extinct language once spoken in Salta province, in the Quimivil and Santa María Valleys. Dialects are:
Guachipa - once spoken in Salta Valley.
Tolombon or Pacioca - once spoken in the province of Tucumán in the Tolombon Valley.
Amaicha - once spoken in the Sierra de Aconquija, Tucumán province.
Tucumán or Tukma - once spoken around the city of Tucumán.
Soleo - once spoken in Tucumán province north of the Tucumán tribe.
Cupayana or Capayana - extinct language once spoken in San Juan and La Rioja provinces.
Amaná - once spoken around the city of Amaná, La Rioja province. (Unattested)
Chicoana or Pulare - once spoken in Salta Province in the Lerma Valley. (Unattested)
Indama or Ambargasta - once spoken north of Salinas Grandes, Santiago del Estero province. (Unattested)
Copiapó - once spoken around the city of Copiapó in the province of Atacama, Chile. (Unattested)
Mason (1950)
Mason (1950)[3] lists the Diaguita subgroups of Abaucan, Amaycha, Anchapa, Andalgalá, Anguinahao, Calchaquí, Casminchango, Coipe, Colalao, Famatina, Hualfina, Paquilin, Quilme, Tafí, Tocpo, Tucumán, Upingascha, and Yocabil. Acalian, Catamarca, and Tamano are possibly also Diaguita subgroups according to Mason (1950).
List of known words
Cacán vocabulary possibly exists today in toponyms and local surnames, but the etymologies are often dubious.
Other known words include:
Ao, hao, ahao = town.
Gasta = town.
Kakanchik (transcribed into Spanish: "cacanchic") = Name of a deity apparently of fertility.
Titakin (transcribed to the Castilian titaquin) = lord and king.
cacán, language, cacán, also, cacan, kakán, calchaquí, chaka, diaguita, kaka, extinct, language, that, spoken, diaguita, calchaquí, tribes, northern, argentina, chile, became, extinct, during, late, 17th, century, early, 18th, century, language, documented, je. Cacan also Cacan Kakan Calchaqui Chaka Diaguita and Kaka is an extinct language that was spoken by the Diaguita and Calchaqui tribes in northern Argentina and Chile It became extinct during the late 17th century or early 18th century The language was documented by the Jesuit Alonso de Barcena but the manuscript is lost Genetic affiliation of the language remains unclear and due to the extremely limited number of known words it has not been possible to conclusively link it to any existing language family 1 CacanDiaguita CalchaquiRegionNorthern Argentina and ChileEthnicityDiaguita CalchaquiExtinct18th centuryLanguage familyunclassifiedLanguage codesISO 639 3None mis Glottologcalc1235 Contents 1 Varieties 1 1 Loukotka 1968 1 2 Mason 1950 2 List of known words 3 ReferencesVarieties EditLoukotka 1968 Edit Varieties classified by Loukotka 1968 as part of the Diaguit language group 2 Diaguit extinct language once spoken by many tribes in the Argentine province of C tamarca All the survivors are now Quechuanized Dialects all extinct Quilme once spoken around the city of Quilmes Catamarca by the Quilmes people Yocabil once spoken in Catamarca in the Yocabil Valley Andalgala once spoken around the city of Andalgala Catamarca Abaucan or Tinogasta once spoken in the Abaucan Valley Catamarca Pasipa once spoken in the Vicioso Valley Catamarca Ancasti once spoken in the Sierra de Ancasti Catamarca Hualfin once spoken in the Hualfin Valley Catamarca Famatina once spoken in the province of La Rioja in the Famatina Valley Caringasta once spoken Calingasta in the Anguco Valley San Juan province Sanogasta once spoken in the province of La Rioja in the Sanogasta Valley Calian or Mocalingasta once spoken in La Rioja province in the valley of Guadacol Sanagasta once spoken in the Sierra de Velasco La Rioja province Musitian once spoken in La Rioja province in the Sierra de los Llanos Nolongasta once spoken in the Chilecito Valley La Rioja province Calehaqui or Cacan or Tocaque extinct language once spoken in Salta province in the Quimivil and Santa Maria Valleys Dialects are Guachipa once spoken in Salta Valley Tolombon or Pacioca once spoken in the province of Tucuman in the Tolombon Valley Amaicha once spoken in the Sierra de Aconquija Tucuman province Tucuman or Tukma once spoken around the city of Tucuman Soleo once spoken in Tucuman province north of the Tucuman tribe Cupayana or Capayana extinct language once spoken in San Juan and La Rioja provinces Amana once spoken around the city of Amana La Rioja province Unattested Chicoana or Pulare once spoken in Salta Province in the Lerma Valley Unattested Indama or Ambargasta once spoken north of Salinas Grandes Santiago del Estero province Unattested Copiapo once spoken around the city of Copiapo in the province of Atacama Chile Unattested Mason 1950 Edit Mason 1950 3 lists the Diaguita subgroups of Abaucan Amaycha Anchapa Andalgala Anguinahao Calchaqui Casminchango Coipe Colalao Famatina Hualfina Paquilin Quilme Tafi Tocpo Tucuman Upingascha and Yocabil Acalian Catamarca and Tamano are possibly also Diaguita subgroups according to Mason 1950 List of known words EditCacan vocabulary possibly exists today in toponyms and local surnames but the etymologies are often dubious Other known words include Ao hao ahao town Gasta town Kakanchik transcribed into Spanish cacanchic Name of a deity apparently of fertility Titakin transcribed to the Castilian titaquin lord and king Zupka altar place of sacrifice Calchaqui words listed in Loukotka 1968 2 enxam head ma water tutu fire fil sun ki tree hua maize References Edit Cacan Archived from the original on 2012 02 18 Retrieved 2009 01 31 a b Loukotka Cestmir 1968 Classification of South American Indian languages Los Angeles UCLA Latin American Center Mason John Alden 1950 The languages of South America In Steward Julian ed Handbook of South American Indians Vol 6 Washington D C Government Printing Office Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 143 pp 157 317 Alain Fabre 2005 Diccionario etnolinguistico y guia bibliografica de los pueblos indigenas sudamericanos CALCHAQUI This article related to indigenous languages of the Americas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cacan language amp oldid 1143779220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
