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Mataco People
Mataco may refer to: * Mataco people, or Wichí, an ethnic group of South America * Mataco language, or Wichí, a language, or a language group, of South America * USS ''Mataco'' (AT-86), an American ship * ''Tolypeutes matacus'', known in Portuguese as ''mataco'', a species of armadillo See also * Matacoan languages Matacoan (also ''Mataguayan, Matákoan, Mataguayo, Mataco–Mataguayo, Matacoano, Matacoana'') is a language family of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia. Family division Matacoan consists of four clusters of languag ..., a language family of South America * Matacos Department, in Argentina {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataco People
Mataco may refer to: * Mataco people, or Wichí, an ethnic group of South America * Mataco language, or Wichí, a language, or a language group, of South America * USS ''Mataco'' (AT-86), an American ship * ''Tolypeutes matacus'', known in Portuguese as ''mataco'', a species of armadillo See also * Matacoan languages Matacoan (also ''Mataguayan, Matákoan, Mataguayo, Mataco–Mataguayo, Matacoano, Matacoana'') is a language family of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia. Family division Matacoan consists of four clusters of languag ..., a language family of South America * Matacos Department, in Argentina {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataco Language
Mataco may refer to: * Mataco people, or Wichí, an ethnic group of South America * Mataco language, or Wichí, a language, or a language group, of South America * USS ''Mataco'' (AT-86), an American ship * ''Tolypeutes matacus'', known in Portuguese as ''mataco'', a species of armadillo See also * Matacoan languages Matacoan (also ''Mataguayan, Matákoan, Mataguayo, Mataco–Mataguayo, Matacoano, Matacoana'') is a language family of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia. Family division Matacoan consists of four clusters of languag ..., a language family of South America * Matacos Department, in Argentina {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mataco (AT-86)
USS ''Mataco'' (AT-86/ATF-86) was a constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post-combat areas, plus "other duties as assigned." She served in the Pacific Ocean and was awarded five battle stars for World War II, four battle stars for the Korean War, and seven campaign stars for Vietnam War service. ''Mataco'' was laid down on 27 June 1942 by United Engineering Co., San Francisco, California; launched on 14 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Evelyn B. Piper; and commissioned on 29 May 1943. World War II Pacific Theatre operations Following shakedown off San Diego, California, ''Mataco'' early proved her endurance when she towed a floating drydock 43 days nonstop from San Francisco to Brisbane, Australia, arriving on 1 October 1943. This passage accounted for 6,800 of 55,000 miles steamed her first year. Salvage in combat areas ''Mataco'' underwent her first air attack in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolypeutes Matacus
The southern three-banded armadillo (''Tolypeutes matacus''), also known as La Plata three-banded armadillo or Azara's domed armadillo, is an armadillo species from South America. It is found in parts of southwestern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia, at elevations from sea level to . The southern three-banded armadillo and the other member of the genus ''Tolypeutes'', the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, are the only species of armadillos capable of rolling into a complete ball to defend themselves (volvation). The three characteristic bands that cover the back of the animal allow it enough flexibility to fit its tail and head together, allowing it to protect its underbelly, limbs, eyes, nose and ears from predators. The shell covering its body is armored and the outer layer is made out of keratin, the same protein that builds human fingernails. They are typically a yellow or brownish color. They are among the smaller armadillos, with a head-and-body length of ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matacoan Languages
Matacoan (also ''Mataguayan, Matákoan, Mataguayo, Mataco–Mataguayo, Matacoano, Matacoana'') is a language family of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southeastern Bolivia. Family division Matacoan consists of four clusters of languages. The family also has a clear binary split between Wichí-Chorote and Maká-Nivaclé according to Nikulin (2019).Nikulin, Andrey V. 2019. The classification of the languages of the South American Lowlands: State-of-the-art and challenges / Классификация языков востока Южной Америки'. Illič-Svityč (Nostratic) Seminar / Ностратический семинар, Higher School of Economics, October 17, 2019. Gordon (2005) in '' Ethnologue'' divides Wichí into three separate languages and Chorote into two languages. ;Matacoan * Wichí-Chorote ** Wichí (also known as Mataco, Wichi, Wichí Lhamtés, Weenhayek, Noctenes, Matahuayo, Matako, Weʃwo. The name ''Mataco'' is common but pejorative.) ***''Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matacos Department
Matacos is a department of the province of Formosa (Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...). References Departments of Formosa Province {{FormosaAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
