Chaná language
Appearance
Chaná | |
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Native to | Uruguay |
Extinct | early 20th Century |
Charruan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | sai |
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
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ 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.