In this article, we will thoroughly explore Choco languages and its impact on different aspects of everyday life. Choco languages has been the subject of debate and interest in various fields of study, from psychology to economics, and its influence extends across different times and cultures. Throughout these pages, we will examine the different facets of Choco languages and how it has shaped our world in ways that often go unnoticed. From its role in decision-making to its influence on society, Choco languages has proven to be a topic of great relevance and interest to researchers and the curious alike. So, get ready to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Choco languages and discover its many facets.
The Emberá group consists of two languages mainly in Colombia with over 60,000 speakers that lie within a fairly mutually intelligibledialect continuum. Ethnologue divides this into six languages. Kaufman (1994) considers the term Cholo to be vague and condescending. Noanamá has some 6,000 speakers on the Panama-Colombia border.
Genetic links between Choco and Chibchan had been proposed by Lehmann (1920). However, similarities are few, some of which may be related to the adoption of maize cultivation from neighbors.: 324
Genetic relations
Choco has been included in a number of hypothetical phylum relationships:
^Lehmann, W. (1920). Zentral-Amerika. Teil I. Die Sprachen Zentral-Amerikas in ihren Beziehungen zueinander sowie zu Süd-Amerika und Mexico. Berlin: Reimer.
^Pache, Matthias J. 2016. Pumé (Yaruro) and Chocoan: Evidence for a New Genealogical Link in Northern South America. Language Dynamics and Change 6 (2016) 99–155. doi:10.1163/22105832-00601001
^Constenla Umaña, Adolfo; Margery Peña, Enrique. (1991). Elementos de fonología comparada Chocó. Filología y lingüística, 17, 137-191.
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