title: Sechura–Catacao languages
text: # Sechura–Catacao languages
  
  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.
  
  ## External relationships
  
  Kaufman (1994: 64) groups Leco and Sechura–Catacao together as part of a proposed Macro-Lecoan family.
  
  Tovar (1961), partly based on Schmidt (1926), classifies Sechura–Catacao together with the Chimuan languages in his Yunga–Puruhá family.
  
  ## Vocabulary
  
  Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.
  
      glossSechuraCatacaoColan man reklaaszatyatadlam water xotoyupyúp fire morotguanararakhayur sun yóronapturi nap moon ñangrunamnag bird yaibabyeyayaiau fish xumal'asl'as head te-uma foot lava
  
  Comparative word list of Sechura, Colan, and Catacao from Loukotka (1949):
  
  ### Notes
  
  * (Sp.) = Spanish loanword (excluded)
  
  ### Sources used by Loukotka (1949)
  
  * Sechura: Buchwald (1919)
  * Manuscript by Martínez Compañón from the 1700s
  
      French gloss (original)English gloss (translated)SechuraKolanKatakao animalanimalanimblà(Sp.)(Sp.) arbretreenusuču(Sp.)čiguasam boiredrinktutukkumkonekuk cielskykučuk yorkutuk nap(Sp.) cœurheartčusiupunmañessinimñiesiñičim corpsbodykuerpokči(Sp.)(Sp.) douleurpainpunukmasikmasik eauwatertutúyupyup étoilesstarsčúpčúpčupučup(Sp.) femmewomankuktumpimpičim feufiremorothuyurguanararak filledaughterñosñihikumykučim kapuk filssonñosñihikumykučim fleurflowerflorak(Sp.)alhuaka fleuverivertuxutyupturuyup frèrebrothersikanñipuampuačim fruitfruit(Sp.)(Sp.)(Sp.) gaihappyotmukčagasiñ(Sp.) herbegrassunñiókólaguakoltaguakol hommemansukdayatadlamaszat lunemoonñangrunagnam mangereatunukaguaaguačim mersearoroamumamaum mèremotherñiñanunničim mortdeadlaktuknodlakatiynataklakatu oiseaubirdyaibabyaiauyeya ondeswaveskaphllamas(Sp.) osboneruñodladlapiramlalapečen pèrefatherxačimam(Sp.) pleurercrynikñarñarakñakitutin pluierainpurirnugguayakinum poissonfishxumllasllas rameaubranch(Sp.)yabitiramyabike régnerreignbusukčañarčañak sœursisterbapueñipurumpuručim soleilsunyóroturinapnap terreearthloktdlurumdurum tronctrunkfukútukuramtaksikás ventwindfikkuiat ñapvik viandemeatkolt(Sp.)kkol
  