Gulf (proposed macro-family)
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Gulf (proposed macro-family) is a hypothesized grouping of several Native American languages of the southeastern United States, suggested by some linguists to share a common ancestral origin.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical language family
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proposed language macro-family ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Gulf hypothesis ⓘ |
| basisOfProposal |
lexical similarities
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morphological similarities ⓘ typological parallels ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | based on limited historical records for some member languages ⓘ |
| evaluationByLinguists |
insufficiently demonstrated
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requires more comparative evidence ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Native American linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
controversial
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not widely accepted ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Atakapa language
NERFINISHED
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Chitimacha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Muskogean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Natchez language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica language NERFINISHED ⓘ possible other Gulf Coast languages ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
Gulf Arabic
NERFINISHED
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Gulf languages (Papua New Guinea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Mary R. Haas
NERFINISHED
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other historical linguists of North American languages ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| relatedConcept |
language macro-family
ⓘ
language phylum ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfLanguages | pre-Columbian North America ⓘ |
| typicalLanguageFamilyStatus | unreconstructed proto-language GENERATED ⓘ |
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