Catacaoan languages
| Catacaoan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Piura Region, Peru |
| Linguistic classification | Sechura–Catacao?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tall1235 (individual languages covered by Tallán) |
Location of the Catacaoan languages within Piura Region | |
The Catacaoan languages are an extinct family of three languages spoken in the Piura Region of Peru. The three languages in the family are:
- Catacao or Katakao, once spoken around the city of Catacaos
- Colán or Kolán, once spoken between the Piura River and Chira River
- Chira or Lachira or Tangarará, once spoken along the Chira River. It is unattested.
- Terrence Kaufman includes the Leco language in the Catacaoan group.
Catacao and Colán are frequently subsumed into the extinct Tallán language as dialects, thus making the Catacaoan family synonymous with Tallán.