Nadahup languages

Nadahup
Naduhup, Makú
Geographic
distribution
Amazon
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions
  • Nadëb–Kuyawi
  • Daw
  • Hupda–Yuhup
  • ? Kakua–Nukak
Glottolognada1235

The Nadahup languages, also known as Makú (Macú) or Vaupés–Japurá, form a small language family in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The name Makú is pejorative, being derived from an Arawakan word meaning "without speech". Nadahup is an acronym of the constituent languages.[1]

The Nadahup family should not be confused with several other languages which go by the name Makú. There are proposals linking this unclassified language with Nadahup, but also with other languages.

  1. ^ Epps. P. A Grammar of Hup. Mouton de Gruyter. 2008. ISBN 978-3-11-019588-0.

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