Uru–Chipaya languages
The Uru–Chipaya family is an indigenous language family of Bolivia.
| Uru–Chipaya | |
|---|---|
| Uruquilla | |
| Ethnicity | Uru |
| Geographic distribution | Lakes Titicaca and Poopo, Bolivia |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
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| Glottolog | uruc1242 |
Current distribution of Uru-Chipaya-speaking peoples | |
The speakers were originally fishermen on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Lake Poopó, and the Desaguadero River.
Chipaya has over a thousand speakers and sees vigorous use in the native community, but all other Uru languages or dialects are extinct.
Loukotka (1968) also lists the Chango language, once spoken on the coast of Chile from Huasco to Cobija in Antofagasta Province. The population has since been Araucanized.
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