Andaqui language

Andaqui
Jirara
Native toColombia
Regionsouthern highlands
EthnicityAndaqui people
Extinctby the 1970s
Language codes
ISO 639-3ana
Glottologanda1286

Andaqui (or Andaki) is an extinct language from the southern highlands of Colombia. It has been linked to the Paezan or Barbacoan languages, but no connections have been demonstrated. It was spoken by the Andaqui people of Colombia.

Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with Paez, Chibcha (also proposed by Rivet 1924), and Tinigua-Pamigua due to contact.

Varieties

Other unattested varieties possibly related to Andaqui that are listed by Loukotka (1968):

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.

gloss Andaquí
one guhigo
two nashihishe
ear sun-guaxo
tongue shonaé
hand sakaá
foot soguapaná
water xixi
stone guatihi
maize kike
fish nengihi
house kogo

See also

Further reading

  • Coronas Urzúa, G. (1994). Análisis Fonológico de la lengua Andaquí. Revista de Filología y Lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 20:69-98.
  • Coronas Urzúa, G. (1995). El lexico de la lengua andaquí. Revista de Filología y Lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 21:79-113.



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