Subtiaba language
Subtiaba is an extinct Oto-Manguean language which was spoken on the Pacific slope of Nicaragua, especially in the Subtiaba district of León. Edward Sapir established a connection between Subtiaba and Tlapanec. When Lehmann wrote about it in 1909 it was already very endangered or moribund.
| Subtiaba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nicaragua |
| Ethnicity | 20,000 (2005)-49,000 (2006) |
| Extinct | In the 1920s |
Oto-Mangue
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sut |
| Glottolog | subt1250 |
The name "Subtiaba" may be of Nahuatl origin, from the roots xoctli ("black snail") and atl ("water").
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