Mamulique is an extinct Pakawan language of Nuevo León,

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. Called ''Carrizo (Carrizo de Mamulique)'' by

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, it was recorded in a twenty-two-word vocabulary (in two versions) from near Mamulique, Nuevo León in 1828 (Berlandier et al. 1828–1829, 1850: 68–71). These speakers were a group of about forty-five families who were all Spanish-speaking Christians.

Example phrase

Goddard (1979: 384), citing Berlandier, provides the following phrase for Mamulique, with ''aha'' meaning 'water'.Goddard, Ives. (1979). The languages of south Texas and the lower Rio Grande. In L. Campbell & M. Mithun (Eds.) ''The languages of native America'' (pp. 355–389). Austin: University of Texas Press. :''aha mojo cuejemad'' (original transcription) :''aha moxo kwexemat'' (IPA approximation) :Donne moi de l'eau. (French glossing) :Give me water. (English glossing)

References

Sources

* Berlandier, Jean L.; & Chowell, Rafael (1828–1829). ocabularies of languages of south Texas and the lower Rio Grande (Additional manuscripts, no. 38720, in the British Library, London.) * Berlandier, Jean L.; & Chowell, Rafael (1850). Luis Berlandier and Rafael Chovell. ''Diario de viage de la Commission de Limites''. Mexico. Pakawan languages Comecrudan languages Extinct languages of North America {{indigenousAmerican-lang-stub