Tiniguan languages

Tiniguan
Tiniguan
Tiniwan; Pamiguan
Geographic; distribution	Colombia
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Glottolog	None

The Tiniwan languages are two extinct and one moribund language of Colombia that form a small family.

Jolkesky (2016) also notes that there are lexical similarities with Andaqui.^[1]

Languages

The Tiniwan languages are:

Nothing is known about Majigua (Campbell 2012).^[2] It was once spoken on the Ariari River in the Meta region of Colombia.^[3]

Though data on Pamigua is extremely limited, the relationship seems to be fairly close: Tinigua manaxaí 'walk!', Pamigua menáxa 'let's go!'.

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Tinigua and Pamigua.^[3]

^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
^ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.
^ ^a ^b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.