Duho
(proposed)
Geographic
distribution
Northwestern Amazon
Linguistic classificationProposed as one of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions
GlottologNone

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]

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.

Prehistory

Jolkesky (2016) suggests that the homeland of Proto-Duho was in the Serranía de Chiribiquete.[3]:590

Language contact

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.[3]:325

Classification

Internal classification of the Duho language family by Jolkesky (2016):[3]

Pronouns

Jolkesky's Duho languages have shared forms in for "I", *kʷ for "you" and *t for "we", which are found in all languages.

languageIthouheshewethey
Ticuna ʧò-ku-dĩ-ɡĩ- /i-tò-ta-́
Yuri tshuuwikúdi-too-
Saliba ʧ-ũku, kʷ-Ø-, i-, -dix-, -xt-h-
Piaroa ʧ(u)-(u)ku, kʷ-Ø-, -dehʷ-, -ht(u)-tʰ(a)-
Wirö ʧ(V)-ɯkʷɯ, kʷ(V)-Ø-h(V)-, -hd(V)-, -dɯtʰɯtʰ(V)-
Hodi ʰtæʰkæ-ʰtaihai
Betoi r(u)-uhu, h(u)-Ø-, -riØ-r-, -nuto?

Lexicon

Several basic words in Duho languages appear to be related. The following examples are given, with further parallels in Sape:

languagetreemouthheadhairpatheatspiritoffspringbreastwhowhat
Ticuna dãiàːèrúʧibã̀ɡõ̀ːã́ẽ̀dẽ́biĩ́tèẽ́tàː
Yuri noii àgerühóii-mó--o nné---
Saliba -ahaiʤu-maa(-na)ikuaõãĩnẽ(-ẽ)omixeã-dihaã-daha
Piaroa dawiæu(-ju)-ʦˀemæ(-næ)kuãẽĩtʰĩamididæhe
Wirö towiau; -ʤu-ˀʤema(-na)ku(-õ)-ĩtʰĩomutitahi
Hodi ʰtawɯaʰtu-ma(-na); -maʰku-õãwẽ(-no)ĩnime(e)--
(Sape) tapaitukoyanukú, moynakupamuko/ku-katonawipantepemente

References

  1. Rosés Labrada, J. E. 2015. Is Jodï a Sáliban Language? In: Workshop on historical relationships among languages of the Americas. Leiden, 2-5th September 2015, Universiteit Leiden.
  2. Jolkesky, Marcelo. 2009. Macro-Daha: reconstrução de um tronco lingüístico do noroeste amazônico. ROSAE - I Congresso Internacional de Lingüística Histórica, 26-29 July 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Jolkesky, M. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Brasilia: UnB. PhD Dissertation.
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