Harákmbut–Katukinan languages

Harákmbut–Katukinan is a language family linking the South American indigenous language families Harákmbut and Katukinan. There is reasonably good evidence that the two are related. Glottolog does not accept it, stating that the pronouns, numerals, or bound morphology are not cognate. Jolkesky (2011) also adds Arawan to the family.

Family division

• Harákmbut–Katukinan
• Harákmbut
• Huachipaeri (also known as Huachipaire, Wacipaire)
• Amarakaeri
• Katukinan
• Katukina-Kanamari (also known as Kanamarí)
• Katawixi (also known as Catawishi)
• ?Arawan

Jolkesky (2011) concludes Arawan is closer to Harákmbut than to Katukinan.

Internal branching of the Arawá-Katukína-Harakmbet family according to Jolkesky (2011):

Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with Arawakan languages due to contact.

Vocabulary

The following table from Adelaar (2000) lists lexical cognates between Kanamari and Harákmbut:

For a list of cognates sets by Jolkesky (2011), see the corresponding .

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