Culle language
Culli, also Culle, Kulyi, Ilinga or Linga was an indigenous language that was spoken in the Andes north of Peru around the region of La Libertad, in the south of Cajamarca ( province Cajabamba ) and in the north of Ancash ( province Pallasca ) and early of the 20th century became extinct.
History
The most important cultural center of the region cullisprachigen at the time of the Conquest was Huamachuco where the creator deity Ataguju and the god of thunder Catequil were also worshiped under the foreign rule of the Incas. The language name is first attested Culli 1638. The language is attested to by some small word lists, the longest of which the Bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez Compañón end of the 18th century was contributed. In its former geographical distribution area the Culli is evidenced by numerous mostly two-piece place names. In addition, give regionally into Spanish as well as in Cajamarca Quechua borrowed words and phrases that are in use in the region to date, further conclusions about the language.
Vocabulary
Similar to the Quechua and Aymara, the Culli had maybe a three -vowel system, where o and e as allophones of u and i probably occurred next to a voiceless uvular plosive, which could have been played by Martínez Compañón with a " č ". Among other things, through place names a number of composites are known. As in other Andean languages (and in German ) is the Determinatum behind the Determinans. The Czechoslovak linguist Čestmír Loukotka drew mainly from the vocabulary of Martínez Compañón:
- Ahhi - Woman
- Con - Water
- čollapù - Tog
- Challua - fish (probably from the Quechua challwa )
- Chu - head
- Chuko - earth, soil
- Chukuáll - Heart
- Goran - River
- Kankiù - laugh
- Keda - Lake
- Kinu - father
- Kon, Gon - Water
- Kumu - drink
- Mú - Fire
- Moon - Moon
- Tay - Mountain
- Urú - Tree
- USU - Human
Classification
According to present knowledge Culli has no close relationship with any other living or sufficiently documented language.