Likan Antai language

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The Likan Antai language, also known as Kunza, is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño (Likan Antai) people of northern Chile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct language
indigenous language
language
alternativeName Cunza NERFINISHED
Kunza NERFINISHED
Lican Antai NERFINISHED
associatedWith Andean cultures NERFINISHED
Atacama culture NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Chile
culturalRole marker of Atacameño identity
documentationStatus poorly documented
ethnicity Atacameño NERFINISHED
Likan Antai NERFINISHED
extinction 20th century
glottocode kunz1244
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Quechua NERFINISHED
Spanish
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
hasPhonologicalFeature simple consonant inventory
simple vowel system
hasResource catechisms
grammatical notes
word lists
hasRevitalizationEffort community-based projects
cultural workshops
teaching of basic vocabulary
hasSubjectField Andean linguistics NERFINISHED
indigenous languages of the Americas
hasWordOrder SOV
ISO639-3 kuz
languageFamily language isolate
recognizedBy Government of Chile NERFINISHED
region Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED
replacedBy Spanish
spokenBy Atacameño people NERFINISHED
Likan Antai people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Atacama Desert NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
northern Chile NERFINISHED
status extinct
usedFor oral tradition
traditional rituals
usedInToponymy place names in Antofagasta Region
place names in Atacama Desert
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Kunza alternativeName Likan Antai language