Cahitan languages
| Cahitan | |
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| Ethnicity: | Cáhita |
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| Glottolog: | cahi1243[1] |
The Cahitan languages is a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family that comprises the Yaqui and the Mayo languages, both of Northern Mexico. The branch has been considered to be part of the Taracahitic languages, but this is no longer considered a valid genetic unit.[2][3]
Cahitan dictionary by Francisco Pimentel, date unknown
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Cahita". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Shaul, D. L. (2014). A Prehistory of Western North America: The Impact of Uto-Aztecan Languages. UNM Press.
- ↑ Hill, J. H. (2011). Subgrouping in Uto-Aztecan. Language Dynamics and Change, 1(2), 241-278.
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