Yunga
E592981
Yunga is an alternative name for the Mochica language, an extinct pre-Columbian language once spoken on Peru’s northern coast.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American indigenous language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Mochica language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chimú Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moche civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| documentationType |
grammatical notes
ⓘ
wordlists ⓘ |
| documentedBy | colonial-era missionaries ⓘ |
| eraOfExtinction | colonial and early republican periods ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | no native speakers remain ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Ancash Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Libertad Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambayeque Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mochica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muchik NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLocation | Peruvian coastal valleys ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | omc ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticClassificationIssue | true ⓘ |
| isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Aymara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPreColumbian | true ⓘ |
| languageContact |
Quechua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | unclassified ⓘ |
| preColonialUse | administration and daily communication in northern coastal polities ⓘ |
| region | northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Chimú culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely attested native script ⓘ |
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