| Huarpean | |
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| Warpean | |
| Ethnicity | Huarpe people |
| Geographic distribution | Cuyo Province, Argentina |
| Linguistic classification | Macro-Warpean ? Macro-Jibaro ?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | huar1251 |
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Huarpe (Warpe) was a small language family of central Argentina (historic Cuyo Province) that consisted of two closely related languages. They are traditionally considered dialects, and include Allentiac (Alyentiyak, Huarpe) and Millcayac (Milykayak). A third, Puntano of San Luis, was not documented before the languages became extinct.
Kaufman (1994) tentatively linked Huarpe to the Mura-Matanawi languages in a family he called Macro-Warpean. However, he noted that "no systematic study" had been made, so that it is best to consider them independent families. Swadesh and Suárez both connected Huarpe to Macro-Jibaro, a possibility that has yet to be investigated.