Tonocoté language
| Tonocoté | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Argentina |
| Region | Santiago del Estero Province, Tucumán Province |
| Ethnicity | Tonocoté |
| Era | attested 1599[1] |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Tonocoté is an extinct language formerly spoken in Argentina by the Tonocoté. It has been historically associated with the Lule language.[2] It is very poorly known from one three-word phrase which is completely different from its Lule equivalent.[1]
History
[edit]The earliest colonial sources maintain that Tonocoté and Lule were distinct languages. However, the 1732 Lule grammar written by Antonio Machoni titled Arte y vocabulario de la lengua lule y tonocoté also includes "Tonocoté" in the title. As a result, the genetic affiliation of Tonocoté has been hotly debated by several authors. Various hypotheses for its affiliation include relationships with Cacán, Guarani, or even Matacoan. The most common of these has been a link with the Lule language.[1]
Attestation
[edit]One three-word phrase glossed as 'God regards you' translated into six different Indigenous languages of western South America contains the only known attestation of Tonocoté, being Tius cahas paneh. The only analyzable word is Tius, clearly having a Spanish origin.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Barros, J. Pedro Viegas (May 7–10, 2025). Una oración en Tonocoté de fines del siglo XVI. XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Lingüísticos (in Spanish).
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Wilbert, Johannes (ed.). Classification of South American Indian Languages (PDF) (4th ed.). Latin American Center, UCLA. p. 239. ISBN 9780879031077.
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