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South American Language Isolates and Small Families

This group collects the South American Language Families subcategory's genuine language isolates and small, poorly attested or disputed families that do not fall under one of this subcategory's other, more specific groups: Otomakoan, Alacalufan (Kawesqaran), Araucanian (Mapudungun and Huilliche), the Cholon-Hibito grouping, Katukinan, and standalone proposals and isolates such as Mura, Arutani-Sape, Nukak-Kakwa, Ticuna-Yuri, Charruan, Chonan, Guajiboan, Huarpean, Mascoian, Uru-Chipaya, Zamucoan, Peba-Yaguan, Hodi-Saliban, Tiniguan and Chimuan, together with the region's Dutch-based creole languages. A member placed here is disclosed as unclassified, disputed or genuinely independent rather than assigned to a larger family it may not truly belong to.

South American Language Isolates and Small Families
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Aikanã

South American Language Families

Alacalufan

South American Language Families

Andoque

South American Language Families

Araucanian

South American Language Families

Arutani

South American Language Families

Arutani-Sape languages

South American Language Families

Baenan

South American Language Families

Candoshi-Shapra

South American Language Families

Canichana

South American Language Families

Central Alacaluf language

South American Language Families

Chapacuran

South American Language Families

Charruan

South American Language Families

Chimuan languages

South American Language Families

Cholon

South American Language Families

Chonan

South American Language Families

Chono

South American Language Families

Culli

South American Language Families

Dutch-based creole languages

South American Language Families

Esmeralda-Yaruroan languages

South American Language Families

Esmeraldéño

South American Language Families

Guaicaro language

South American Language Families

Guajiboan

South American Language Families

Guamo language

South American Language Families

Gununa Kune

South American Language Families

Harakmbut language

South American Language Families

Hibito-Cholon

South American Language Families

Hodi

South American Language Families

Hodi-Saliban languages

South American Language Families

Huarpean

South American Language Families

Huilliche language

South American Language Families

Jirajaran

South American Language Families

Kamsá

South American Language Families

Katukinan languages

South American Language Families

Kawesqaran languages

South American Language Families

Kunza

South American Language Families

Kwaza

South American Language Families

Leco

South American Language Families

Lule-Vilela

South American Language Families

Mapudungun

South American Language Families

Mascoian

South American Language Families

Matanawi language

South American Language Families

Mato Grosso Arára language

South American Language Families

Mochica

South American Language Families

Mosetén-Chimané

South American Language Families

Movima

South American Language Families

Mura

South American Language Families

Mure language

South American Language Families

Nukak-Kakwa languages

South American Language Families

Otomacoan

South American Language Families

Otomakoan

South American Language Families

Paezan languages

South American Language Families

Peba-Yaguan

South American Language Families

Piraha

South American Language Families

Puinave

South American Language Families

Puquina

South American Language Families

Puri language

South American Language Families

Sape

South American Language Families

Sechura

South American Language Families

Tallán language

South American Language Families

Taparita language

South American Language Families

Taruma

South American Language Families

Taushiro

South American Language Families

Tequiraca language

South American Language Families

Ticuna

South American Language Families

Ticuna-Yuri

South American Language Families

Timotean

South American Language Families

Tiniguan

South American Language Families

Urarina

South American Language Families

Urequena language

South American Language Families

Uru-Chipaya

South American Language Families

Waorani

South American Language Families

Warao language

South American Language Families

Yuracaré

South American Language Families

Yurumanguí

South American Language Families

Yuwana Language

South American Language Families

Zamucoan

South American Language Families
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