Tequiraca–Canichana languages

Tequiraca–Canichana is a possible language family proposed in Kaufman (1994) uniting two erstwhile language isolates, Canichana of Bolivia and Tequiraca of Peru, both of which are either extinct or nearly so. The proposal is not included in Campbell (2012).

Vocabulary
Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Aiwa (Tequiraca) and Canichana.


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! gloss !! Aiwa !! Canichana
 * head || ˈhuti || eu-cucu
 * eye || jaˈtuk || eu-tot
 * ear || ʃuˈɾala || eu-comete
 * breast || aˈkiʃ || ee-meni
 * person || aˈʔɨwa || enacu
 * tree || ˈau || ni-yiga
 * leaf || iˈɾapi || em-tixle
 * fire || asˈkʷãwa 'cooking fire' || ni-chucu
 * stone || nuˈklahi || ni-cumchi
 * earth || ahulˈtaʔ || ni-chix
 * eat || iˈtakʷas || alema
 * I || kun || oxale
 * you || kin || inahali
 * }
 * fire || asˈkʷãwa 'cooking fire' || ni-chucu
 * stone || nuˈklahi || ni-cumchi
 * earth || ahulˈtaʔ || ni-chix
 * eat || iˈtakʷas || alema
 * I || kun || oxale
 * you || kin || inahali
 * }
 * eat || iˈtakʷas || alema
 * I || kun || oxale
 * you || kin || inahali
 * }
 * you || kin || inahali
 * }