Totozoquean languages (proposed)

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hypothesized language family proposed language family

Totozoquean languages (proposed) is a hypothesized language family that groups the Totonacan and Mixe–Zoquean languages into a single genetic unit.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Totozoquean languages	0
Totozoquean (proposed)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hypothesized language family ⓘ proposed language family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Totozoquean hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisOfProposal	lexical evidence ⓘ morphological evidence ⓘ phonological evidence ⓘ
classificationStatus	unproven ⓘ
comparedWith	other Mesoamerican language families ⓘ
criticizedFor	insufficient regular sound correspondences ⓘ possible areal diffusion ⓘ
field	Mesoamerican linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Totozoquean family ⓘ
hasBibliographicContext	studies of Proto-Mixe–Zoquean ⓘ studies of Proto-Totonacan ⓘ
hasConceptType	language macrofamily proposal ⓘ
hasDebate	genetic relationship between Totonacan and Mixe–Zoquean ⓘ
hasEvidenceType	shared basic vocabulary ⓘ shared morphological patterns ⓘ sound correspondences ⓘ
hasLanguageFamilyMember	Mixe NERFINISHED ⓘ Popoluca (Mixe–Zoquean) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tepehua NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonac NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoque NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLinguisticAreaContext	Mesoamerican Linguistic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchMethod	comparative method ⓘ internal reconstruction ⓘ
hasSubfamily	Mixe–Zoquean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Mixe–Zoquean branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan branch ⓘ
hasUncertainty	degree of genetic relatedness ⓘ
isGeneticUnitOf	Mixe–Zoquean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	proposals on Mesoamerican language relationships ⓘ
locatedNear	Gulf Coast of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Isthmus of Tehuantepec NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposedBy	Terrence Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposedRelationshipBetween	Mixe–Zoquean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Mixe–Zoquean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Totonacan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	controversial ⓘ not widely accepted ⓘ
timeOfProposal	late 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Totonac languages → geneticRelation → Totozoquean languages (proposed) ⓘ

Upper Necaxa Totonac → languageFamilyHigher → Totozoquean languages (proposed) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Totozoquean (proposed)