Chaná language
| Chaná | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Uruguay |
| Extinct |
early 20th century (one semi-speaker 2005) |
|
Charruan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
Linguist list |
qsi (confused with Dugun) |
| Glottolog |
chan1296[1] |
Chaná, or Sari, is an extinct Charruan language that was once spoken in Uruguay along the Uruguay and Paraná-Guazú rivers.[2]
Chaná is poorly attested. There exists a short grammar by Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga[3] and a few wordlists. In 2005 a semi-speaker of Chaná language was found.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Chaná". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ↑ Larrañaga, Dámaso Antonio (1923). "Compendio del idioma de la nación chaná". Escritos de D. Dámaso A. Larrañaga. III. Montevideo: Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay, Imprenta Nacional. pp. 163–174.
- ↑ La Nación, "Investigan los orígenes de una extraña lengua indígena" 2005/July/01
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