Mascoian languages


The Mascoian languages, also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages, are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.

Languages

The languages are:
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature: Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.

Jolkesky (2016)

Internal classification by Jolkesky :

Vocabulary

lists the following basic vocabulary items.
glossKaskiháSanapanáAngaitéKilyetwaiwoLenguaMaskoy
onethãabokinskipkoéslimaslimaslámasláma
twohãkãnitinkanéitkaenedhaenitaʔánitagaʔét
earhea-xtikiñ-altikaua-tikenet-ktekaha-ktikhartek
foothe-meniki-meníeki-menékminikhe-menek
womanenkeluanakilauakelaakilyanáinkilána
wateryemenilmenislmenyigminigmen
firetathataothlatathxatatslataslá
sunagmĩnakménagményenmetiximikim
moonpithtinpielsténpelsxténpiltinpelsten
tobaccoxenáinhaihakhenáhaénahekena