Malibu languages
| Malibu | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Department of Magdalena, Colombia |
| Linguistic classification: | unclassified |
| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | (not evaluated) mali1242 (Malibu proper)[1] |
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Pre-contact distribution of the Malibu languages
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The Malibu languages are a poorly attested group of extinct languages once spoken along the Magdalena River in Colombia. Material exists only for two of the numerous languages mentioned in the literature: Malibú and Mocana.
Classification
The Malibu languages have previously been grouped into a single family with the Chimila language.[2] However, Chimila is now known to be a Chibchan language,[3] and Adelaar & Muysken regard the grouping of Chimila with the Malibu languages as "without any factual basis".[4]
Family division
Rivet initially listed three Malibu tribes, each with its own language:[5]
- Malibú,[6] spoken near the Magdalena River from Tamalameque to Tenerife
- Mocaná, spoken by the Mokaná people in the region east of Cartagena
- Pacabuey, also known as Sompallón or Laguna Malibu, spoken near the Zapatoza lagoon
To this list, Loukotka adds six more languages (excluding Chimila):[2]
- Papale, spoken on the Fundación River
- Coanoa or Guanoa, spoken on the Cesar River
- Zamirua, spoken on the Ariguaní River
- Cospique, spoken somewhere in the Department of Magdalena
- Mompox, spoken near the city of Santa Cruz de Mompox
- Calamari, spoken along the coast south of Cartagena to Coveñas
Vocabulary
Rivet gives a brief list of words from Malibú and Mocana, but does not distinguish the two languages.[5] A selection of these is provided below:
- tahana – manzanilla tree
- malibu – chief
- man – small boat
- ytaylaco/yteylaco/yntelas/ytaylas – devil, deity
- entaha/enbutac – cassava
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