Supanecan languages
| Supanec | |
|---|---|
| Tlapanecan | |
| Geographic distribution: | Mexico, Nicaragua |
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| Glottolog: | subt1249[1] |
The Supanecan or Tlapanecan languages are Tlapanec (Me'phaa) of Guerrero and the extinct Subtiaba of Nicaragua. The family was recognized in 1925 by Edward Sapir, who linked them to his Hokan proposal. However, they are the most recently recognized members of the Oto-Manguean language family, the relationship having been demonstrated in 1977 by Jorge Suárez.[2]
Sapir proposed that a third language, the extinct Maribo of the village of Maribichicoa, on the Guatajiguala River in Lencan country in El Salvador, may have been the closest relative of Subtiaba, or that it in fact was Subtiaba. However, Campbell (1975) questions this.[3]
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Subtiaba–Tlapanec". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Suárez, Jorge A. (1977). El tlapaneco como lengua Otomangue (in Spanish). México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México.
- ↑ Oltrogge (1977)Two studies in Middle American comparative linguistics, p. 4
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