Pochutec is an extinctUto-Aztecan language of the Nahuan (or Aztecan) branch which was spoken in and around the town of Pochutla on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. In 1917 it was documented in a monograph by Franz Boas, who considered the language nearly extinct.[1] In the 1970s another investigator found two speakers around Pochutla who still remembered a few of the words recorded by Boas.[2]
In the early 20th century, scholars disagreed as to the origin of the language within the Nahuan family. Most thought Pochutec was distinct from Nahuatl, and this was proven in 1978, when Campbell and Langacker gave new arguments[3] from Boas' data. Their conclusion was quickly accepted.[4][5][6][7][8] Nahuan thus consists of Pochutec and "General Aztec", which consists of Nahuatl and Pipil.
Bartholomew (1980) suggests that some of the divergent traits, for example last syllable stress, are due to influence from Chatino, an Oto-Manguean language. She argues that at the time of the 16th century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire the settlement of Pochutla did not fall under the Aztec Empire's domain, but instead was part of the Mixtec state centered at Tututepec. Thus, the Chatino linguistic influences stemmed from the trade and communication routes between Pochutla and Tututepec passing through Chatino territory.
Dakin (1983) argues that the key correspondence sets used by Campbell and Langacker as evidence for the existence of a separate fifth vowel *ï evolving from pUA *u, their main basis for separating Pochutec from their "General Aztec", were actually later developments within Pochutec by which proto-Aztec *i and *e > o in closed syllables, and that the supposed contrast in final position in imperatives originally had had a following clitic.[9] In a later article, Canger and Dakin (1985) identify a different, very systematic isogloss for the development of pUA *u that shows a basic split between Eastern Nahuatl dialects and the Central and Western periphery, including Pochutec, as exemplified in at least eight different cognate sets. This proposal is incompatible with Campbell and Langacker's proposal for the development of pUA *u.[10] Dakin thus classifies Pochutec as belonging to the Western branch of the Nahuan languages, rather than having split off from Nahuan before the basic East-West split.
Morphologyedit
Pochutec is an agglutinative language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
IJAL = International Journal of American Linguistics
Bartholomew, Doris. 1980. Otomanguean influence on Pochutla Aztec. IJAL 46.2
Boas, Franz. 1917. El dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca. IJAL, 1:9-44.
Campbell, Lyle, and Ronald W. Langacker. 1978. Proto-Aztecan vowels: Part I. IJAL, April 1978, 44(2):85-102.
Canger, Una. 1980. Five Studies Inspired by Nahuatl Verbs in -oa. Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague no. 11. Copenhagen.
Canger, Una. 1988. Nahuatl Dialectology: A Survey and Some Suggestions. IJAL, January 1988, 54(1):28-72.
Canger, Una. 2000. Stress in Nahuatl of Durango: whose stress?. In Eugene H. Casad and Thomas L. Willett, eds. Uto-Aztecan: structural, temporal, and geographic perspectives: papers in memory of Wick R. Miller. Hermosillo, Mexico: UniSon (Universidad de Sonora, División de Humanidades y Bellas Artes). pp. 373–386.
Canger, Una, and Karen Dakin. 1985. "An inconspicuous basic split in Nahuatl". International Journal of American Linguistics. 54. 258-261.
Dakin, Karen. 1983. Proto-Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec: An Alternative Analysis. International Journal of American Linguistics 49.2.196-203.
Hasler, Juan. 1976. “La situación dialectológica del pochuteco", International Journal of American Linguistics 42. 3. 268-273.
Hasler, Juan. 1977. “El pochuteco en la dialectología nahua", Amerindia. 2. 47-70.
Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas (INALI) [National Institute of Indigenous Languages, Mexico]. 14 January 2008. Catálogo de las Lenguas Indígenas Nacionales: Variantes Lingüísticas de México con sus autodenominaciones y referencias geoestadísticas. [Catalog of the Indigenous Languages: Language variants of Mexico with their self-designations and geostatistical references]
Knab, Tim. 1980. When Is a Language Really Dead: The Case of Pochutec. IJAL, July 1980, 46(3):230-233
Lastra, Yolanda. 1992. The present-day indigenous languages of Mexico: an overview. International journal of the sociology of language, 96:35-43 (available through a subscription database).
Peralta Ramírez, Valentín. 2005. El Nawat de la Costa del Golfo. Algunas Semejanzas y Diferencias Estructurales con el Náhuatl Central.
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Pochutec is an extinct Uto Aztecan language of the Nahuan or Aztecan branch which was spoken in and around the town of Pochutla on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca Mexico In 1917 it was documented in a monograph by Franz Boas who considered the language nearly extinct 1 In the 1970s another investigator found two speakers around Pochutla who still remembered a few of the words recorded by Boas 2 PochutecPochutlaRegionPochutla Oaxaca MexicoExtinct20th centuryLanguage familyUto Aztecan Southern Uto AztecanNahuanPochutecWriting systemLatinLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code xpo class extiw title iso639 3 xpo xpo a Linguist ListGlottologpoch1244 In the early 20th century scholars disagreed as to the origin of the language within the Nahuan family Most thought Pochutec was distinct from Nahuatl and this was proven in 1978 when Campbell and Langacker gave new arguments 3 from Boas data Their conclusion was quickly accepted 4 5 6 7 8 Nahuan thus consists of Pochutec and General Aztec which consists of Nahuatl and Pipil Bartholomew 1980 suggests that some of the divergent traits for example last syllable stress are due to influence from Chatino an Oto Manguean language She argues that at the time of the 16th century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire the settlement of Pochutla did not fall under the Aztec Empire s domain but instead was part of the Mixtec state centered at Tututepec Thus the Chatino linguistic influences stemmed from the trade and communication routes between Pochutla and Tututepec passing through Chatino territory Dakin 1983 argues that the key correspondence sets used by Campbell and Langacker as evidence for the existence of a separate fifth vowel i evolving from pUA u their main basis for separating Pochutec from their General Aztec were actually later developments within Pochutec by which proto Aztec i and e gt o in closed syllables and that the supposed contrast in final position in imperatives originally had had a following clitic 9 In a later article Canger and Dakin 1985 identify a different very systematic isogloss for the development of pUA u that shows a basic split between Eastern Nahuatl dialects and the Central and Western periphery including Pochutec as exemplified in at least eight different cognate sets This proposal is incompatible with Campbell and Langacker s proposal for the development of pUA u 10 Dakin thus classifies Pochutec as belonging to the Western branch of the Nahuan languages rather than having split off from Nahuan before the basic East West split Morphology editPochutec is an agglutinative language where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together References edit nbsp Mexico portal nbsp Languages portal Boas 1917 Knab 1980 Campbell and Langacker 1978 Canger 2000 385 Canger 1988 42 44 Lastra 1992 37 Peralta Ramirez 2005 4 INALI National Institute of Indigenous Languages Mexico 2008 63 Canger 1980 117 1985Bibliography editIJAL International Journal of American Linguistics Bartholomew Doris 1980 Otomanguean influence on Pochutla Aztec IJAL 46 2 Boas Franz 1917 El dialecto mexicano de Pochutla Oaxaca IJAL 1 9 44 Campbell Lyle and Ronald W Langacker 1978 Proto Aztecan vowels Part I IJAL April 1978 44 2 85 102 Canger Una 1980 Five Studies Inspired by Nahuatl Verbs in oa Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague no 11 Copenhagen Canger Una 1988 Nahuatl Dialectology A Survey and Some Suggestions IJAL January 1988 54 1 28 72 Canger Una 2000 Stress in Nahuatl of Durango whose stress In Eugene H Casad and Thomas L Willett eds Uto Aztecan structural temporal and geographic perspectives papers in memory of Wick R Miller Hermosillo Mexico UniSon Universidad de Sonora Division de Humanidades y Bellas Artes pp 373 386 Canger Una and Karen Dakin 1985 An inconspicuous basic split in Nahuatl International Journal of American Linguistics 54 258 261 Dakin Karen 1983 Proto Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec An Alternative Analysis International Journal of American Linguistics 49 2 196 203 Hasler Juan 1976 La situacion dialectologica del pochuteco International Journal of American Linguistics 42 3 268 273 Hasler Juan 1977 El pochuteco en la dialectologia nahua Amerindia 2 47 70 Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas INALI National Institute of Indigenous Languages Mexico 14 January 2008 Catalogo de las Lenguas Indigenas Nacionales Variantes Linguisticas de Mexico con sus autodenominaciones y referencias geoestadisticas Catalog of the Indigenous Languages Language variants of Mexico with their self designations and geostatistical references Knab Tim 1980 When Is a Language Really Dead The Case of Pochutec IJAL July 1980 46 3 230 233 Lastra Yolanda 1992 The present day indigenous languages of Mexico an overview International journal of the sociology of language 96 35 43 available through a subscription database Peralta Ramirez Valentin 2005 El Nawat de la Costa del Golfo Algunas Semejanzas y Diferencias 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