Talk:Choco languages

questions about family members ?!
i am having trouble reconciling what was already in the article with Campbell (1997:172) & Kaufman (1994:53). my main question concerns the extinct languages (i.e. Anserma, Runa, Arma, Cenu, Cauca): they are not listed in Campbell or Kaufman except for Cauca which is listed as an alternate name for Coconuco (in the Campbell's index) and under Paezan (instead of Choco). (Coconuco was spoken in Cauca, Colombia).

AILLA lists the following under Emberá sureño (Southern Emberá):


 * Baudó
 * Chamí ~ Caramanta-Sitará
 * Saija,
 * Tadó
 * Catío
 * Runa  <---

(see: http://www.ailla.utexas.org/site/sa_lg_tbl.html)

AILLA does list Anserma, Runa (under Emberá), and Arma — all under Choco. But Cenu and Cauca are missing. Coconuco is listed under Paezano (like Campbell, Kaufman) with alternate names: Kokonuko, Wanaka (?). [note the question mark is AILLA's, not mine].

Ethnologue lists Anserma, Arma, Caramanta, Cauca, Runa under Choco. It says that Arma "people spoke either Cenu or Cauca (both extinct)". However, Cenu does not appear anywhere. [note: i'm simply using the web version, as it's searchable].

Finally, Kaufman (1994) (and also Campbell 1997 which is based on Kaufman for the most part) lists Sinúfana (alt. Spanish: Cenufara) and Kimbaya (alt. Sp.: Quimbaya) as two extinct Chokó languages. I think I can guess that Kaufman's Sinúfana/Cenufara = Ethnologue's Cenu based on the match of the 1st 2 syllables. Kaufman says that Kimbaya/Quimbaya was spoken in Valle de Cauca, Colombia, so maybe this indicates that Kaufman's Kimbaya = Ethnologue's Cauca??

anyone know about this? – ishwar  (speak)  22:46, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

just to be clear, the Kaufman/Campbell family is this:

Chokó/Chocoan


 * A. Noanamá language
 * B. Emberá group or language area
 * 1. Southern Emberá (emergent) language
 * 2. Northern Emberá (emergent) language
 * C. % Sinúfana language
 * D. % Kimbaya/Quimbaya language

% = dead

– ishwar  (speak)  00:11, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


 * i decided to remove Runa from the language list as AILLA lists it under Southern Emberá. – ishwar  (speak)  19:19, 28 December 2005 (UTC)