| Sechura–Catacao | |
| Region: | Peru |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Child2: | Sechura (or Sek) |
| Child3: | ? Leco |
| Glotto: | NA |
| Map: | Sechura.svg |
| Mapcaption: | Distribution of Sechura and Catacaoan in the Piura region. |
Sechura–Catacao is a proposed connection between the small Catacaoan language family of Peru and the language isolate Sechura (Sek). The languages are extremely poorly known, but Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing, Campbell (2012) persuasive.[1]
Kaufman (1994: 64) groups Leco and Sechura–Catacao together as part of a proposed Macro-Lecoan family.[2]
Tovar (1961),[3] partly based on Schmidt (1926),[4] classifies Sechura–Catacao together with the Chimuan languages in his Yunga–Puruhá family.
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[5]
| gloss | Sechura | Catacao | Colan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| man | rekla | aszat | yatadlam | |
| water | xoto | yup | yúp | |
| fire | morot | guanararak | hayur | |
| sun | yóro | nap | turi nap | |
| moon | ñangru | nam | nag | |
| bird | yaibab | yeya | yaiau | |
| fish | xuma | l'as | l'as | |
| head | te-uma | |||
| foot | lava |
Comparative word list of Sechura, Colan, and Catacao from Loukotka (1949):[6]
| French gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Sechura | Kolan | Katakao | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| animal | animal | animblà | (Sp.) | (Sp.) | |
| arbre | tree | nusuču | (Sp.) | čiguasam | |
| boire | drink | tutuk | kum | konekuk | |
| ciel | sky | kučuk yor | kutuk nap | (Sp.) | |
| cœur | heart | čusiupunma | ñessinim | ñiesiñičim | |
| corps | body | kuerpokči | (Sp.) | (Sp.) | |
| douleur | pain | punuk | masik | masik | |
| eau | water | tutú | yup | yup | |
| étoiles | stars | čúpčúp | čupučup | (Sp.) | |
| femme | woman | kuktum | pim | pičim | |
| feu | fire | morot | huyur | guanararak | |
| fille | daughter | ñosñi | hikum | ykučim kapuk | |
| fils | son | ñosñi | hikum | ykučim | |
| fleur | flower | florak | (Sp.) | alhuaka | |
| fleuve | river | tuxut | yup | turuyup | |
| frère | brother | sikanñi | puam | puačim | |
| fruit | fruit | (Sp.) | (Sp.) | (Sp.) | |
| gai | happy | otmuk | čagasiñ | (Sp.) | |
| herbe | grass | unñiókól | aguakol | taguakol | |
| homme | man | sukda | yatadlam | aszat | |
| lune | moon | ñangru | nag | nam | |
| manger | eat | unuk | agua | aguačim | |
| mer | sea | roro | amum | amaum | |
| mère | mother | ñiña | nun | ničim | |
| mort | dead | laktukno | dlakati | ynataklakatu | |
| oiseau | bird | yaibab | yaiau | yeya | |
| ondes | waves | kaph | llamas | (Sp.) | |
| os | bone | ruño | dladlapiram | lalapečen | |
| père | father | xači | mam | (Sp.) | |
| pleurer | cry | nik | ñar | ñarakñakitutin | |
| pluie | rain | purir | nug | guayakinum | |
| poisson | fish | xum | llas | llas | |
| rameau | branch | (Sp.) | yabitiram | yabike | |
| régner | reign | busuk | čañar | čañak | |
| sœur | sister | bapueñi | purum | puručim | |
| soleil | sun | yóro | turinap | nap | |
| terre | earth | lokt | dlurum | durum | |
| tronc | trunk | fukú | tukuram | taksikás | |
| vent | wind | fik | kuiat ñap | vik | |
| viande | meat | kolt | (Sp.) | kkol |