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Nadahup Language
The Nadahup languages, also known as Makú (Macú) or ''Vaupés–Japurá'', form a small language family in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The name ''Maku people (other), Makú'' is pejorative, being derived from an Arawakan languages, Arawakan word meaning "without speech". ''Nadahup'' is an acronym of the constituent languages. The Nadahup family should not be confused with several other languages which go by the name ''Maku language, Makú''. There are proposals linking this unclassified language with Nadahup, but also with other languages. External relationships Martins (2005: 342–370) groups the Arawakan languages, Arawakan and Nadahup languages together as part of a proposed Makúan-Arawakan (Nadahup-Arawakan) family, but this proposal has been rejected by Aikhenvald (2006: 237). Epps and Bolaños (2017) accept the unity of the four Nadahup languages, but do not consider Puinave language, Puinave to be related. Language contact Jolkesky (2016) notes that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maku People (other)
Maku (Macu, Máku, Mácu, Makú, Macú) or Maco (Mako, Máko, Macó, Makó) is a pejorative term referring to several hunter-gatherer peoples of the upper Amazon, derived from an Arawakan term ''ma-aku'' "do not speak / without speech" (compare the etymologies of the words "Names of Germany#Names from Nemets, Niemcy" and "Barbarian#Etymology, barbarian"). Nimuendajú (1950), for example, notes six peoples of Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil that are known as 'Maku'. In linguistic literature, the term refers primarily to: * the Nadahup languages, a small language family in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, sometimes disambiguated from other Maku languages as ''Makú'' or ''Macú'', though those forms can apply to any of the languages, or as ''Makuan''. Such languages include Hup language, Hup, spoken by Hupda people, Hupda (''Hupdá Makú'', ''Makú-Hupdá'', ''Macú De'') and Guariba Maku language, Guariba Maku * the closely related Nukak Makú language, Nukak Makú and Kakwa language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |