Bora–Witoto languages


Bora–Witóto is a proposal to unite the Boran and Witotoan language families of southwestern Colombia and neighboring regions of Peru and Brazil. Kaufman added the Andoque language.

Family division

Kaufman lists Bóran and Witótoan as separate families.

Genetic relations

Aschmann proposed Bora–Witoto as a connection between the Boran and Witotoan language families. Echeverri & Seifart refute the connection.
Kaufman includes Bora-Witoto in his Macro-Andean proposal, and added the Andoque language to the Witotoan family. These proposals have not been accepted by other linguists. Gildea and Payne checked Bora-Witoto with Andoque, Proto-Cariban and Yagua, and found Bora-Witoto to be not related to any of the others.
Mason groups Bora–Witoto, Tupian, and Zaparoan together as part of a proposed Macro-Tupí-Guaranían family.