Sechura–Catacao is a proposed connection between the small Catacaoan language family of Peru and the language isolate Sechura (Sek). The languages are extremely poorly known, but Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing, Campbell (2012) persuasive.

External relationships

Kaufman (1994: 64) groups Leco and Sechura–Catacao together as part of a proposed ''Macro-Lecoan'' family.Kaufman, Terrence. 1994. The native languages of South America. In: Christopher Moseley and R. E. Asher (eds.), ''Atlas of the World’s Languages'', 59–93. London: Routledge. Tovar (1961), partly based on Schmidt (1926), classifies Sechura–Catacao together with the

Chimuan languages Chimuan (also Chimúan) or Yuncan (Yunga–Puruhá, Yunca–Puruhán) is a hypothetical small extinct language family of northern Peru and Ecuador (inter-Andean valley). Family division Chimuan consisted of three attested languages: * Mochic ...

in his ''Yunga–Puruhá'' family.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items. : Comparative word list of Sechura, Colan, and Catacao from Loukotka (1949): ;Notes *(Sp.) = Spanish loanword (excluded) ;Sources used by Loukotka (1949) *''Sechura'': Buchwald (1919)Buchwald, Otto von. 1919. Migraciones sudamericanas. ''Boletín de la sociedad ecuatoriana de estudios historicos'', vol 1, pp. 227-239. Quito. *Manuscript by Martínez Compañón from the 1700s :

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sechura-Catacao languages Proposed language families Indigenous languages of the Americas