Inventory of Andean languages and language families 615
Chocoan: language family; two languages.
Ember´a or Cat´ıo or Cham´ı or Saija: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Choc´o,
C´ordoba, Risaralda): 71,400 s.; Ecuador: 60 s.; more in Panama.
Waunana or Wounaan or Noanama: Colombia (Choc´o, Valle del Cauca): 7,960 s.
Chon: language family with one surviving language.
Tehuelche or Aonek’enk:Argentina (Santa Cruz): 4 s.
Extinct languages belonging to this family:
G¨un¨una Yajich or Puelche:Argentina (Chubut, R´ıo Negro).
Haush:Argentina (Tierra del Fuego).
Selk
nam or Ona:Argentina (Tierra del Fuego); Chile (Magallanes).
Tehues or Teushen:Argentina (Chubut, Santa Cruz).
Extinct language that possibly belonged to this family:
Querand´ı:Argentina (Buenos Aires, La Pampa).
Other language names associated with this group: Chechehet, Divihet, Het, Hongote,
Taluhet, etc.
Chono: unclassified. Chile (Ais´en); extinct; affiliation with Kawesqar suggested.
Cof´an or A’inga´e: isolate. Ecuador (Sucumb´ıos): 800 s.; Colombia (Nari˜no, Putumayo):
1,457 s.
Comeching´on: unclassified. Argentina (C´ordoba); extinct; possibly a cluster of lan-
guages, rather than a single one; subgroups: Camiare, Henia;affiliation with
Huarpean suggested.
Copall´en: unclassified. Peru (Amazonas); extinct.
Cueva: unclassified language of eastern Panama; extinct.
Culli: unclassified. Peru (Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad); presumably extinct.
Diaguita or Kak´an: unclassified language or language family. Argentina (Catamarca, La
Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucum´an); Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo). Many
subgroups (Calchaqu´ı, Capay´an, Hualf´ın, Pular, Quilme, Tolomb´on, Yacampis,
etc.); extinct; extent of internal diversification unknown.
Esmeralde˜no or Atacame: isolate. Ecuador (Esmeraldas); extinct.
Guahiboan: language family, four languages.
Cuiba: Colombia (Arauca): 2,275 s.; some in Venezuela (Apure).
Guayabero: Colombia (Meta, Guaviare): 1,060 s.
Hitn¨u or Macaguane: Colombia (Arauca): 542 s.
Sikuani or Guahibo or Hiwi (includes Amor´ua, Chiricoa, Masiguare and Tsiripu):
Colombia. (Arauca, Casanare, Guain´ıa, Meta, Vichada): 21,410 s.; Venezuela
(Amazonas, Apure): 9,220 s.
Guaicuruan: language family, three languages (and one in Brazil: Kadiw´eu).
Mocov´ı:Argentina (Chaco, Santa Fe): 3,000–5,000 s.
Pilag´a:Argentina (Formosa): 2,000–5,000 s.