Amotomanco language
| Amotomanco | |
|---|---|
| Otomoaco | |
| Native to | United States, Mexico |
| Region | La Junta de los Rios |
| Ethnicity | La Junta Indians |
| Extinct | colonial period |
unclassified (Uto-Aztecan?) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | amot1239 |
Amotomanco is an extinct and poorly attested language of southern Texas and northern Mexico. Only 4 words are known.[1]
Vocabulary
[edit]Four words are known of Amotomanco, being abad 'water', teoy 'corn', ayaguate 'beans', and porba or payla 'copper'.[2] A two-word expression, of which the meaning is unknown, was said to be sung in a dance, ayia canima.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dagostino, Carmen; Mithun, Marianne; Rice, Keren, eds. (2023-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America: A Comprehensive Guide, Vol. 2. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110712742. ISBN 978-3-11-071274-2.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Unclassified and Spurious Languages", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, pp. 280–338, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0005, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-06-02
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