Quechumaran

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Quechumaran is a proposed language family that groups together the Quechuan and Aymaran languages of the central Andes, though its validity remains debated among linguists.

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instanceOf proposed language family
hasAlternativeName Quechua–Aymara family NERFINISHED
Quechua–Aymaran hypothesis NERFINISHED
Quechumaran family
Quechumaran hypothesis NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic based on proposed genetic relationship between Quechuan and Aymaran
involves comparison of basic vocabulary
involves comparison of morphology
involves comparison of phonology
hasDebatedAspect extent of shared inherited vocabulary
role of language contact vs common ancestry
validity of genetic relationship
hasEvidenceType lexical similarities
morphological parallels
structural similarities
hasGeographicFocus Bolivia NERFINISHED
Ecuador NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
northern Chile NERFINISHED
northwestern Argentina NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn classification debates of South American indigenous languages
hasLanguageBranch Aymaran NERFINISHED
Quechuan NERFINISHED
hasPart Aymaran languages NERFINISHED
Quechuan languages NERFINISHED
hasRegion Andean region NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
central Andes NERFINISHED
hasStatus controversial
disputed
not universally accepted
hasSubject Andean linguistics
comparative linguistics
historical linguistics
hasTimePeriod proposed in 20th century
hasUncertainty difficulty distinguishing contact phenomena from inheritance
lack of widely accepted regular sound correspondences
mentionedIn literature on Aymaran language classification
literature on Quechuan language classification
opposedBy linguists who attribute similarities to language contact
proposedBy linguists studying Andean languages
relatedTo Aymaran languages NERFINISHED
Quechuan languages NERFINISHED
studiedIn research on Andean prehistory
studies of language contact in the Andes
subclassOf language family
supportedBy some specialists in Andean languages

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