Sechura language
The Sechura language, also known as Sek, is an extinct language spoken in the Department of Piura of Peru, near the port of Sechura. It appears to have become extinct by the beginning of the 20th century. The only documentation is that of an 1863 word list by Richard Spruce, as well as a word list by Bishop Baltasar [Jaime Martínez Compañón|Martínez Compañón].
Classification
Sechura is too poorly known to be definitively classified. Kaufman notes that a connection between Sechura and the Catacaoan languages is likely and is supported by lexical evidence.Sek family
Rivet groups Sechura and Tallán together under the same Sek when he compares them to the Catacaoan languages. In comparing word lists from Sechura and Tallán, Torero finds six likely cognates between the two:However, Glottolog says the data is not compelling.