Cacán (also Cacan, Kakán, Calchaquí, Chaka, Diaguita, and Kaka ) is an extinct language that was spoken by the Diaguita and Calchaquí tribes in northern Argentina and Chile . It became extinct during the late 17th century or early 18th century. The language was documented by the Jesuit Alonso de Bárcena , but the manuscript is lost. Genetic affiliation of the language remains unclear, and due to the extremely limited number of known words, it has not been possible to conclusively link it to any existing language family .
5-576: Varieties classified by Loukotka (1968) as part of the Diaguit language group: Mason (1950) lists the Diaguita subgroups of Abaucan, Amaycha, Anchapa, Andalgalá, Anguinahao, Calchaquí, Casminchango, Coipe, Colalao, Famatina, Hualfina, Paquilin, Quilme, Tafí, Tocpo, Tucumán, Upingascha, and Yocabil. Acalian, Catamarca, and Tamano are possibly also Diaguita subgroups according to Mason (1950). Cacán vocabulary possibly exists today in toponyms and local surnames, but
10-535: A Well , and Juan Bobo refuses to Marry the Princess. Many of the stories he collected have been edited and published in a 2021 book. In 1922, Captain Marshall Field provided funds for an archaeological survey of Colombia. Assistant Curator Mason led the expedition that lasted until August 1923. The Field Museum of Natural History houses a collection of correspondence, largely in the form of letters between Mason and
15-586: The University of Pennsylvania in 1907 and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1911. His dissertation was an ethnographic study of the Salinan Amerindian ethnic group of California . He also authored a number of linguistic studies, including a study of Piman languages . His later ethnographic works included studies of the Tepehuan . The first series of Juan Bobo stories published in
20-507: The U.S. occurred in 1921. They appeared in the Journal of American Folklore under the title Porto Rican Folklore , and were collected by Mason from Puerto Rican school children. The story collection consisted of 56 "Picaresque Tales" about Juan Bobo , and included such exotic titles as Juan Bobo Heats up his Grandmother , Juan Bobo Delivers a Letter to the Devil , Juan Bobo Throws his Brother Down
25-771: The etymologies are often dubious. Other known words include: Calchaqui words listed in Loukotka (1968): This article related to the Indigenous languages of the Americas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Alden Mason John Alden Mason (January 14, 1885 – November 7, 1967) was an American archaeological anthropologist and linguist . Mason was born in Orland, Indiana , but grew up in Philadelphia 's Germantown . He received his undergraduate degree from
#333666