Kunza language
E469002
Kunza language is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño people of northern Chile and surrounding Andean regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kunza language canonical | 2 |
| Kunza language is considered extinct as a native language | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Atacameño
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Likan Antai NERFINISHED ⓘ Likanantaí ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity |
Atacameño people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Likan Antai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Atacama culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Chilean linguists
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| endangeredStatusBeforeExtinction | severely endangered ⓘ |
| extinctionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Atacameño identity ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
astronomical terminology
ⓘ
mining-related terminology ⓘ pastoralism terminology ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | neighboring Andean languages (low) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDocumentation |
ethnographic records
ⓘ
grammatical notes ⓘ word lists ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsIn | Chilean Spanish toponyms ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort | yes ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationStakeholder |
Atacameño communities in San Pedro de Atacama
ⓘ
Chilean academic institutions ⓘ |
| influencedToponymyOf | Atacama Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | kuz ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| region |
Central Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Spanish language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Atacameño people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Atacama Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ritual practices
ⓘ
toponyms in Atacama Desert ⓘ traditional agriculture terminology ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kunza language is considered extinct as a native language