Wamo–Chapakúra is a proposed connection between the largely extinct Chapacuran language family and the otherwise unclassified language Wamo (or Guamo). Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing.

Vocabulary

Below is a comparison of Guamo (1778 word list^[1]) with Proto-Chapacuran reconstructions from Angenot (1997).^[2] Similar forms include Proto-Chapacuran *ʔakom and Guamo cum () 'water'.

gloss	Proto-Chapacuran	Guamo
head	*ʔupʷek	putí, puté
hair		scará, ascaro
eye	*tok	tujua, tuaguin
ear		dupen, quiepen
nose	*ʔutur	fin
tooth	*ʔijat	aufê, ufé
tongue		dituâ
mouth		matá
hand	*ʔum	catâne
foot	*katim	catafa
breast	*ʔikim	cupa
meat	*ʔukun	testu
blood	*ʔawik	jue, ducú
bone	*ʔatat	ditancu
person	*tramaʔ	daiju, dauirco
name	*ʔuwit
dog		gaurig, jaure
fish	*ʔihʷam	dacuay, dupaque
louse	*ʔiwʔ
tree	*ʔawan	disycu, discu
leaf	*tan	estejan, tercundiscun
flower	*pʷiw	quamastastajan
water	*ʔakom	cum
fire	*ʔitʃeː	cujue
stone	*pʷikun	canjiú, dacanjue
earth	*ʔomiː 'mato, terra firme'	taumchê, tansie
salt	*kunʔ	tig
road	*wana
eat	*kawʔ	eiquia, tuan
die	*ʔimʷiʔ	tugri, jurirá
I		napi, ascaté
you	*ʔawum	najâ, ascai

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (1990). "Language History in South America: What we know and how to know more". In David L. Payne (ed.). Amazonian Linguistics. Austin: University of Texas Press.

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