Macro-Jibaroan

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Macro-Jibaroan is a hypothesized large-scale language family proposal that groups the Jivaroan languages with other potentially related South American language families.

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Macro-Jibaroan canonical 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothetical language macrofamily
language family proposal
acceptanceByLinguists limited
aimsToGroup Jivaroan with other South American language families
basisOfProposal possible cognate sets
structural similarities
certainty controversial
classificationStatus speculative
unproven
continent South America
evidenceType lexical comparison
typological comparison
fieldOfStudy South American linguistics
historical linguistics
geographicRegion Northwestern Amazonia
surface form: northwestern Amazon

western Amazon basin
hasComponent Jivaroan languages
surface form: Jivaroan language family
hasDebate genetic relationship of Jivaroan to other South American families
includes Jivaroan languages
languageClassificationLevel macrofamily
proposedIn 20th century
recognitionStatus not widely accepted
relatedTo Jivaroan languages
status hypothetical
subjectOf comparative linguistic research

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Jivaroan hasProposedRelation Macro-Jibaroan