Cañari language (extinct)
E1001928
The Cañari language was an extinct indigenous tongue once spoken by the Cañari people of the Andean region of present-day Ecuador, now known only from scant historical records and toponyms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cañari language | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South American language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Cañari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly attested ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
colonial-era reports
ⓘ
toponymic evidence ⓘ |
| extinctionReason |
Spanish colonization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adoption of Quechua ⓘ language shift ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cañar language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cañari (linguistic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasToponymicLegacy | place names in southern Ecuador ⓘ |
| iso639Status | no ISO 639-3 code assigned ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
historical records
ⓘ
toponyms ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unclassified language ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | undeciphered in detail ⓘ |
| preColonial | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | cannot be fully reconstructed ⓘ |
| region |
Azuay Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cañar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern highlands of Ecuador ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Cañari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Andean region
ⓘ
present-day Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no indigenous writing system attested ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.