Uru language
The Uru language, more specifically known as Iru-Itu, and Uchumataqu, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Uru people. In 2004, it had 2 remaining native speakers out of an ethnic group of 140 people in the La Paz Department, Bolivia near Lake Titicaca, the rest having shifted to Aymara and Spanish. The language is close enough to the Chipaya language to sometimes be considered a dialect of that language.
| Uru | |
|---|---|
| Iru Itu | |
| Uchumataqu | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Lake Titicaca, near the Desaguadero River |
| Ethnicity | 230 Uru people (2007) |
| Extinct | 2010 to 2012 |
Uru–Chipaya
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ure |
| Glottolog | uruu1244 |
| ELP | Uru |
Uru is classified as Extinct be the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Uru is also called Ochosuma (Uchuzuma), a historical name for the Uru ethnic group.
In 2010, there was 1 single native speaker left of this language. By 2012 the language had no speakers left.
Olson (1964) mentions a variety of Uru, Uru of Ch'imu, spoken on the Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca. It is not clear if this was a dialect of Iru Itu or a separate Uru language.