| Wamo–Chapakúra | |
| Also Known As: | Guamo–Chapacuran |
| Region: | western Amazon |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Child2: | Guamo |
| Glotto: | none |
Wamo–Chapakúra is a proposed connection between the largely extinct Chapacuran language family and the otherwise unclassified language Wamo (or Guamo). Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing.
Below is a comparison of Guamo (1778 word list[1]) with Proto-Chapacuran reconstructions from Angenot (1997).[2] Similar forms include Proto-Chapacuran *ʔakom and Guamo cum ([kum]) 'water'.
| gloss | Proto-Chapacuran | Guamo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| head |
| putí, puté | |
| hair | scará, ascaro | ||
| eye |
| tujua, tuaguin | |
| ear | dupen, quiepen | ||
| nose |
| fin | |
| tooth |
| aufê, ufé | |
| tongue | dituâ | ||
| mouth | matá | ||
| hand |
| catâne | |
| foot |
| catafa | |
| breast |
| cupa | |
| meat |
| testu | |
| blood |
| jue, ducú | |
| bone |
| ditancu | |
| person |
| daiju, dauirco | |
| name |
| ||
| dog | gaurig, jaure | ||
| fish |
| dacuay, dupaque | |
| louse |
| ||
| tree |
| disycu, discu | |
| leaf |
| estejan, tercundiscun | |
| flower |
| quamastastajan | |
| water |
| cum | |
| fire |
| cujue | |
| stone |
| canjiú, dacanjue | |
| earth |
| taumchê, tansie | |
| salt |
| tig | |
| road |
| ||
| eat |
| eiquia, tuan | |
| die |
| tugri, jurirá | |
| I | napi, ascaté | ||
| you |
| najâ, ascai |