Catacaoan languages
The Catacaoan languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are:
- Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of Catacaos
- Colán or Kolán, once spoken between the Piura River and Chira River
- Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira River. It is unattested.
| Catacaoan | |
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| Geographic distribution | Piura Region, Peru |
| Linguistic classification | Sechura–Catacao
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| Glottolog | tall1235 |
Location of the Catacaoan languages within Piura Region | |
In Glottolog, the two attested languages, Catacao and Colán, are subsumed into the extinct Tallán language as dialects.
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