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families. This proposed classification has not been definitively demonstrated, largely because of slow progress in the reconstruction of the intermediate stages of the two language families involved, but is still considered promising by many linguists. The grouping was originally proposed by
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Davis, Irvine. 1979. The Kiowa-Tanoan, Keresan, and Zuni languages. In The languages of Native America: historical and comparative assessment, ed. Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun, 390-443. Austin: University of Texas
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DAVIS, Irvine, author. 1989. "A new look at Aztec-Tanoan." In General and Amerindian ethnolinguistics: In remembrance of Stanley Newman, Mary Ritchie Key and Henry M. Hoenigswald (eds.). pages 365-79. Berlin: Mouton de
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Hill, Jane H. 2002. Toward a Linguistic Prehistory of the Southwest: "Azteco-Tanoan" and the Arrival of Maize Cultivation. Journal of Anthropological Research , Vol. 58, No. 4 (Winter, 2002), pp. 457-475
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Kenneth L. Hale. 1967. Toward a Reconstruction of Kiowa-Tanoan Phonology. International Journal of American Linguistics , Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr., 1967), pp. 112-120
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The following word pairs are the proposed cognates from Whorf & Trager (1937) and Davis (1979) considered promising by Campbell (1997:273).
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NEWMAN, S. (1954), American Indian Linguistics in the Southwest. American Anthropologist, 56: 626–634. doi: 10.1525/aa.1954.56.4.02a00180
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Pre-contact distribution of hypothetical Aztec-Tanoan family (map does not show the total distribution in Mexico)
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argues that the evidence cited for the genetic relation by Whorf and Trager is better understood as a result of
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is a hypothetical and undemonstrated language family that proposes a genealogical relation between the
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in his 1921 classification, but it was not until 1937 that supporting evidence was published by
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states that the proposal is not implausible but requires detailed study. A recent article by
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Hale, Kenneth L. (1967). Toward a reconstruction of Kiowa–Tanoan phonology.
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American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America
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The languages of native America: Historical and comparative assessment
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Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in
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Austin: University of Texas Press. 184: 134:Uto-Aztecan languages in Mesoamerica 177:between the Uto-Aztecan and Tanoan 24: 25: 1653: 396:*tı̈paC, *tı̈paL; *kwiya, *kwiLa 127: 97: 498: 235:) (Whorf & Trager's set 73) 481: 468: 459: 450: 441: 431: 422: 13: 1: 415: 261: 201:(Whorf & Trager's set 12) 7: 10: 1658: 1642:Proposed language families 1593: 1547: 1478: 1358: 1284: 1167: 1133: 1038: 1008: 977: 944: 891: 851: 818: 784: 750: 723: 637: 126: 96: 84: 65: 57:Linguistic classification 55: 42: 37: 32: 270:and Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan. 208:- 'woman'; Proto-Tanoan 61:proposed language family 586:American Anthropologist 487:Stubbs, Brian D. 2011. 319:*tamaC, *tamaN, *taman 242:'heart'; Kiowa-Tanoan * 212:- (Davis Kiowa-Tanoan * 18:Azteco-Tanoan languages 1637:Aztec–Tanoan languages 1611:Unclassified languages 526:Campbell, Lyle; & 219:'three', Uto-Aztecan 193:'stand', Uto-Aztecan 363:*piCti(C); *ciʼi-wa 253:'tie'; Kiowa-Tanoan 1560:Algonquian–Wakashan 1548:Proposed groupings 638:Language families 582:Whorf, Benjamin L. 478:, 33 (2), 112-120. 281:Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan 240:*pi(h)wi, *pi(h)yi 159:Benjamin Lee Whorf 1624: 1623: 1606:Extinct languages 1543: 1542: 1539: 1538: 1354: 1353: 1280: 1279: 1034: 1033: 1010:Takelma–Kalapuyan 456:Campbell 1997:273 411: 410: 285:Proto-Uto-Aztecan 268:Proto-Uto-Aztecan 185:Proposed cognates 139: 138: 16:(Redirected from 1649: 1616:Linguistic areas 1503: 1502: 1324: 1323: 1229: 1228: 942: 941: 721: 720: 620: 613: 606: 597: 596: 556:Mithun, Marianne 530:(Eds.). (1979). 528:Mithun, Marianne 492: 485: 479: 472: 466: 463: 457: 454: 448: 445: 439: 435: 429: 426: 275: 274: 231:; Kiowa-Tanoan * 197:-; Proto-Tanoan 175:language contact 131: 116: 107: 101: 30: 29: 21: 1657: 1656: 1652: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1647: 1646: 1627: 1626: 1625: 1620: 1589: 1535: 1501: 1483:linguistic area 1482: 1474: 1363:linguistic area 1362: 1350: 1322: 1276: 1227: 1172:linguistic area 1171: 1163: 1137:linguistic area 1136: 1129: 1030: 1004: 973: 940: 887: 847: 814: 780: 746: 719: 639: 633: 624: 540:(Ed.). (1996). 501: 496: 495: 486: 482: 473: 469: 464: 460: 455: 451: 446: 442: 436: 432: 427: 423: 418: 264: 233:podzu(a)/*pocua 223:; Proto-Tanoan 187: 179:proto-languages 135: 132: 122: 121: 114: 112: 105: 44: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1655: 1645: 1644: 1639: 1622: 1621: 1619: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1601:Classification 1597: 1595: 1591: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1575:Macro-Chibchan 1572: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1551: 1549: 1545: 1544: 1541: 1540: 1537: 1536: 1534: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1511: 1509: 1500: 1499: 1494: 1486: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1473: 1472: 1464: 1457: 1450: 1443: 1438: 1431: 1430: 1429: 1422: 1410: 1408:Tequistlatecan 1405: 1398: 1391: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1366: 1364: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1349: 1348: 1341: 1333: 1331: 1321: 1320: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1291: 1289: 1282: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1275: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1253: 1246: 1238: 1236: 1226: 1225: 1218: 1211: 1204: 1197: 1190: 1183: 1175: 1173: 1165: 1164: 1162: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1141: 1139: 1131: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1120: 1113: 1106: 1099: 1092: 1087: 1080: 1073: 1071:Tequistlatecan 1068: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1045: 1043: 1036: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1015: 1013: 1006: 1005: 1003: 1002: 995: 990: 984: 982: 975: 974: 972: 971: 966: 959: 951: 949: 939: 938: 933: 932: 931: 926: 914: 909: 904: 898: 896: 889: 888: 886: 885: 878: 871: 866: 858: 856: 849: 848: 846: 845: 840: 833: 825: 823: 816: 815: 813: 812: 805: 798: 790: 788: 782: 781: 779: 778: 771: 764: 756: 754: 748: 747: 745: 744: 737: 729: 727: 718: 717: 710: 703: 696: 689: 682: 675: 668: 661: 656: 651: 643: 641: 635: 634: 623: 622: 615: 608: 600: 594: 593: 579: 553: 535: 524: 509:Campbell, Lyle 506: 500: 497: 494: 493: 480: 467: 458: 449: 440: 430: 420: 419: 417: 414: 413: 412: 409: 408: 405: 402: 398: 397: 394: 393:*dṼ₄m 'ground' 391: 387: 386: 383: 380: 376: 375: 372: 369: 365: 364: 361: 358: 354: 353: 350: 347: 343: 342: 341:*man > *ma 339: 336: 332: 331: 328: 325: 321: 320: 317: 314: 310: 309: 306: 303: 299: 298: 295: 292: 288: 287: 282: 279: 263: 260: 259: 258: 247: 236: 217: 202: 186: 183: 137: 136: 133: 124: 123: 113: 104: 102: 94: 93: 88: 82: 81: 80: 79: 74: 67: 63: 62: 59: 53: 52: 46: 40: 39: 38:(hypothetical) 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1654: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1632: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1592: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1546: 1532: 1531: 1527: 1525: 1524: 1520: 1518: 1517: 1513: 1512: 1510: 1508: 1504: 1498: 1495: 1493: 1492: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1481: 1477: 1470: 1469: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1415: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1403: 1399: 1397: 1396: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1372: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1361: 1357: 1347: 1346: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1328:Calusa–Tunica 1325: 1319: 1318: 1314: 1312: 1311: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1300: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1283: 1273: 1272: 1268: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1230: 1224: 1223: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1170: 1166: 1160: 1159: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1125: 1121: 1119: 1118: 1114: 1112: 1111: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1066: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1037: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1017: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1007: 1001: 1000: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 985: 983: 980: 976: 970: 967: 965: 964: 960: 958: 957: 953: 952: 950: 947: 943: 937: 934: 930: 927: 925: 924: 920: 919: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 899: 897: 894: 890: 884: 883: 879: 877: 876: 872: 870: 867: 865: 864: 860: 859: 857: 854: 850: 844: 841: 839: 838: 834: 832: 831: 827: 826: 824: 821: 817: 811: 810: 806: 804: 803: 799: 797: 796: 792: 791: 789: 787: 783: 777: 776: 772: 770: 769: 765: 763: 762: 758: 757: 755: 753: 749: 743: 742: 738: 736: 735: 731: 730: 728: 726: 722: 716: 715: 711: 709: 708: 704: 702: 701: 697: 695: 694: 690: 688: 687: 683: 681: 680: 676: 674: 673: 669: 667: 666: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 649: 645: 644: 642: 636: 632: 631:North America 628: 621: 616: 614: 609: 607: 602: 601: 598: 591: 587: 583: 580: 577: 576:0-521-29875-X 573: 569: 568:0-521-23228-7 565: 561: 557: 554: 551: 550:0-16-048774-9 547: 543: 539: 538:Goddard, Ives 536: 533: 529: 525: 522: 521:0-19-509427-1 518: 514: 510: 507: 503: 502: 490: 484: 477: 471: 462: 453: 444: 434: 425: 421: 406: 403: 400: 399: 395: 392: 389: 388: 385:*pa / *pa’wi 384: 381: 378: 377: 373: 370: 367: 366: 362: 359: 356: 355: 351: 348: 345: 344: 340: 337: 334: 333: 329: 326: 323: 322: 318: 316:*dwṼ₅a; *gʷṼ₅ 315: 312: 311: 307: 304: 301: 300: 296: 293: 290: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 276: 273: 272: 271: 269: 256: 252: 248: 245: 241: 237: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 215: 211: 207: 203: 200: 196: 192: 191: 190: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 167:Lyle Campbell 164: 160: 156: 151: 147: 143: 130: 125: 120: 111: 100: 95: 92: 89: 87: 83: 78: 75: 73: 70: 69: 68: 64: 60: 58: 54: 51: 50:North America 47: 41: 36: 31: 19: 1565:Aztec–Tanoan 1564: 1528: 1521: 1516:Guanahatabey 1514: 1507:Pre-Arawakan 1489: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1433: 1424: 1417: 1402:Oto-Manguean 1400: 1393: 1386: 1369: 1360:Mesoamerican 1343: 1336: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1269: 1262: 1255: 1248: 1241: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1192: 1185: 1178: 1169:Coahuiltecan 1156: 1149: 1122: 1115: 1108: 1101: 1094: 1082: 1075: 1063: 1018: 997: 979:Coast Oregon 961: 954: 921: 880: 873: 861: 853:Macro-Siouan 835: 828: 807: 800: 793: 773: 766: 759: 739: 732: 712: 705: 698: 691: 684: 677: 670: 663: 646: 640:and isolates 589: 585: 559: 541: 531: 512: 499:Bibliography 488: 483: 475: 470: 461: 452: 443: 433: 424: 265: 254: 250: 249:Uto-Aztecan 243: 239: 238:Proto-Numic 232: 229:pahi/*pahayu 228: 227:(Davis' UA * 224: 220: 213: 209: 205: 204:Uto-Aztecan 198: 195:wine/wene/wi 194: 188: 171:Jane H. Hill 163:G. L. Trager 155:Edward Sapir 142:Aztec–Tanoan 141: 140: 90: 66:Subdivisions 45:distribution 33:Aztec–Tanoan 1570:Macro-Mayan 1435:Uto-Aztecan 1413:Totozoquean 1243:Coahuilteco 1054:Palaihnihan 936:Tsimshianic 150:Uto-Aztecan 110:Uto-Aztecan 77:Uto-Aztecan 1631:Categories 1426:Mixe–Zoque 1395:Misumalpan 1317:Chitimacha 809:Algonquian 775:Athabaskan 654:Yuki–Wappo 592:, 609–624. 558:. (1999). 511:. (1997). 416:References 262:Vocabulary 255:*phe, *ph^ 43:Geographic 1580:Tolatecan 1480:Caribbean 1468:Alagüilac 1461:Purépecha 1447:Cuitlatec 1419:Totonacan 1377:Jicaquean 1296:Muskogean 1271:Mamulique 1257:Comecrudo 1187:Karankawa 1090:Jicaquean 1077:Chimariko 1026:Kalapuyan 969:Sahaptian 917:Yok-Utian 902:Chinookan 875:Iroquoian 843:Chimakuan 659:Chumashan 401:I (1.SG) 86:Glottolog 1491:Arawakan 1371:Chibchan 1250:Cotoname 1208:Quinigua 1194:Maratino 893:Penutian 837:Wakashan 830:Salishan 741:Eskimoan 725:Eskaleut 438:Gruyter. 148:and the 48:central 1555:Amerind 1530:Ciguayo 1523:Macorix 1497:Cariban 1471: ? 1330: ? 1310:Atakapa 1303:Natchez 1288: ? 1235: ? 1233:Pakawan 1222:Tonkawa 1180:Aranama 1135:Pueblo 1103:Salinan 1084:Esselen 1049:Shastan 1042: ? 1020:Takelma 1012: ? 999:Siuslaw 981: ? 956:Klamath 948: ? 946:Plateau 912:Maiduan 907:Wintuan 895: ? 869:Caddoan 855: ? 822: ? 761:Tlingit 752:Na-Dene 707:Waikuri 700:Timucua 693:Kutenai 672:Beothuk 570:(hbk); 357:breast 338:*mṼ₁bd- 297:*kuppa 1585:Waroid 1441:Xincan 1382:Lencan 1345:Calusa 1338:Tunica 1215:Solano 1201:Naolan 1145:Tanoan 1059:Pomoan 993:Coosan 988:Alsean 963:Molala 923:Yokuts 863:Siouan 714:Pericú 686:Cayuse 574:  566:  548:  519:  505:Press. 390:earth 379:water 349:*ʔṼ₅bn 324:mouth 313:tooth 308:*pusi 251:*pu:la 225:poyuwo 146:Tanoan 119:Tanoan 117:  115:  108:  106:  72:Tanoan 1594:Lists 1454:Huave 1388:Mayan 1264:Garza 1151:Keres 1117:Washo 1096:Karuk 1065:Yuman 1040:Hokan 929:Utian 882:Yuchi 820:Mosan 802:Yurok 795:Wiyot 786:Algic 734:Aleut 679:Bidai 648:Haida 404:*nṼ₁b 382:*p’V₁ 368:fish 360:*gʷV₃ 346:foot 335:hand 294:*pʰV₂ 291:hair 278:gloss 199:gwine 1286:Gulf 1158:Zuni 1124:Yana 1110:Seri 768:Eyak 665:Adai 572:ISBN 564:ISBN 546:ISBN 517:ISBN 407:*nï 371:*pV₃ 327:*sV₂ 305:*cV₄ 302:eye 221:pahi 206:siwa 161:and 91:None 629:of 244:pia 214:siu 210:liw 1633:: 590:39 588:, 181:. 619:e 612:t 605:v 578:. 552:. 523:. 20:)

Index

Azteco-Tanoan languages
North America
Linguistic classification
Tanoan
Uto-Aztecan
Glottolog

Uto-Aztecan
Tanoan

Tanoan
Uto-Aztecan
Edward Sapir
Benjamin Lee Whorf
G. L. Trager
Lyle Campbell
Jane H. Hill
language contact
proto-languages
Proto-Uto-Aztecan
Proto-Uto-Aztecan
Campbell, Lyle
ISBN
0-19-509427-1
Mithun, Marianne
Goddard, Ives
ISBN
0-16-048774-9
Mithun, Marianne
ISBN

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