Chaná language

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Chaná
Native toUruguay
Extinctearly 20th Century
Charruan
  • Chaná
Language codes
ISO 639-2sai
ISO 639-3

Chaná is an extinct Charruan language that was once spoken in Uruguay along the Uruguay and Paraná-Guazú rivers[1].

Chaná is poorly attested. There exists a short grammar[2]. and a few wordlists.

References

  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. ^ Larrañaga (1923). "Compendio del idioma de la nación chaná". Escritos de D. Dámaso A. Larrañaga. Vol. III. Montevideo: Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay, Imprenta Nacional. pp. 163–174.