Comecrudan refers to a group of possibly related, now-extinct languages once spoken in the southernmost tip of Texas and northern Mexico along the Rio Grande, comprising Comecrudo, also called Mulato or Carrizo, Garza and Mamulique. The family's genetic relationships are disputed; it has been tentatively linked to the Hokan stock through a proposed Coahuiltecan, or Pakawan, grouping. All Comecrudan languages had disappeared by the late 19th century, and what is known of them comes mainly from word lists collected by European missionaries and explorers.
Facts
RegionThe southernmost part of Texas and northern Mexico along the Rio Grande. 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusComecrudan is a confirmed small family of three languages, Comecrudo, Garza and Mamulique. Goddard (1979) accepted these three as genetically related once documentation of Garza and Mamulique came to light; broader proposed connections to a wider Hokan, Coahuiltecan or Pakawan grouping are not the accepted classification. 1 In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Comecrudan Languages
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spoken in the southernmost part of Texas and in northern Mexico along the Rio Grande
Genetic relationships section
After these proposals, documentation of the Garza and Mamulique languages was brought to light, and Goddard (1979) believes that there is sufficient similarity between them and Comecrudan for them to be considered genetically related.
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All Comecrudan languages are extinct
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