Mascoian languages
The Mascoian also known as Enlhet–Enenlhet, Lengua–Mascoy, or Chaco languages are a small, closely related language family of Paraguay.Languages
The languages are:
- Maskoy
- Enxet
- Enlhet
- Kaskihá
- Sanapaná
- Angaité
Two spurious languages have been claimed in the literature, Emok and Maskoy Pidgin.Jolkesky (2016)
Internal classification by Jolkesky :
;Lengua-Maskoy
- Lengua: Enlhet; Enxet
- Maskoy
- *Maskoy, Southern: Angaite; Sanapana
- *Maskoy, Northern: Kaskiha; Maskoy
Vocabulary
lists the following basic vocabulary items.
| gloss | Kaskihá | Sanapaná | Angaité | Kilyetwaiwo | Lengua | Maskoy |
| one | thãabok | inskipkoé | slima | slima | sláma | sláma |
| two | hãkãnit | inkanéit | kaened | haenit | aʔánit | agaʔét |
| ear | hea-xtik | iñ-altik | aua-tik | enet-ktek | aha-ktik | hartek |
| foot | he-menik | i-meníek | i-menék | | minik | he-menek |
| woman | enkeluana | kilaua | kelaa | | kilyaná | inkilána |
| water | yemen | ilmen | islmen | | yigmin | igmen |
| fire | tatha | taothla | tathxa | | tatsla | taslá |
| sun | agmĩn | akmén | agmén | yenmet | ixim | ikim |
| moon | pithtin | pielstén | pelsxtén | | piltin | pelsten |
| tobacco | xená | inhaihak | hená | | haéna | hekena |
