Cacán language
| Cacán | |
|---|---|
| Diaguita–Calchaquí | |
| Region | Northern Argentina and Chile |
| Ethnicity | Diaguita, Calchaquí |
| Extinct | 18th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog |
calc1235[1] |
Cacán (also Cacan, Kakán, Calchaquí, Chaka, Diaguita, and Kaka) is an extinct language that was spoken by the Diaguita and Calchaquí tribes in northern Argentina and Chile. It became extinct during the late 17th century or early 18th century. The language was documented by the Jesuit Alonso de Bárcena, but the manuscript is lost. Genetic affiliation of the language remains unclear, and it has not been possible to link it to any existing language family.[2]
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Calchaqui". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ "Cacan". Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: CALCHAQUÍ
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