Tracking the footprints of the quingnam language

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https://doi.org/10.15381/lengsoc.v15i2.22573

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Amerindian languages, quingnam language, quechua, contacts, numbering system, numerical words

Abstract

Taking into account the seventeenth century handwritten document, recently (2008-2010) discovered in Santa Maria Magdalena de Cao (Trujillo) and referring to the extinct quingnam language, this article examines the list of number names contained in it to recognize the numbering system, as well as the cultural implications and what can be inferred about aspects of the grammatical organization of the language. It also highlights the signs of contact between the quechua and quingnam languages.

Author Biography

  • Gustavo Solís Fonseca, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Correo: gustavosolisf@unmsm.edu.pe

    Lingüista, se graduó de bachiller en la UNMSM (1973) y obtuvo su doctorado en 1976. En 1979 fue becado por la Fundación Ford para estudiar en la Universidad del Estado de Nueva York en Buffalo, donde obtuvo su maestría. ha sido director del CILA por varios periodos consecutivos. Su trabajo se orienta fundamentalmente a la investigación de las lenguas amerindias, así como a su aplicación en la educación de dichos pueblos. Entre sus publicaciones podemos mencionar: La gente pasa, los nombres quedan: introducción en la toponimia (1997), Introducción a la Fonología (2000), Introducción a la Morfología (2000) Lenguas en la Amazonía peruana (2003) y Cuestiones de Lingüística Amerindia (2003).

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2015-12-07

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2015)

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Solís Fonseca, G. (2015). Tracking the footprints of the quingnam language. Lengua Y Sociedad, 15(2), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.15381/lengsoc.v15i2.22573