Mataco–Guaicuru languages


Mataco–Guaicuru or Macro-Waikurúan is a hypothetical language family consisting of the Guaicuruan, Matacoan, and sometimes Mascoian and Charruan families. These are spoken in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Kaufman also adds Lule–Vilela and Zamucoan to the family.

Genetic relations

Jorge Suárez linked Guaicuruan and Charruan in a Waikuru-Charrúa stock. Morris Swadesh proposed a Macro-Mapuche stock that included Matacoan, Guaicuruan, Charruan, and Mascoyan. Terrence Kaufman said this proposal, which he called Macro-Waikurúan, deserved to be explored, but Campbell said that for the present it should not be accepted as anything more than a possibility, and Campbell said he no longer intends to evaluate it.

Classification

Internal classification by Jolkesky :
;Macro-Mataguayo-Guaykuru
Campbell and Grondona consider the languages to be part of a Chaco linguistic area. Common Chaco areal features include SVO word order and active-stative verb alignment.