Culle (extinct language)
E665739
Culle is an extinct Andean language once spoken in the northern highlands of Peru, known from scant colonial-era documentation and now of uncertain classification within the region’s pre-Hispanic linguistic landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Culle | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Culli
ⓘ
Kulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | uncertain classification ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Hispanic Andean societies ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | scant documentation ⓘ |
| documentationType |
colonial-era vocabularies
ⓘ
colonial-era wordlists ⓘ |
| eraOfExtinction | post-colonial period ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| grammaticalDescription | poorly attested ⓘ |
| historicalPhase | spoken before and during early Spanish colonization of Peru ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639-3 code assigned ⓘ |
| languageContact |
Quechua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unclassified language ⓘ |
| lexicalEvidence | limited vocabulary items ⓘ |
| linguisticLandscape | pre-Hispanic northern Peruvian Andes ⓘ |
| name | Culle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologyDescription | poorly attested ⓘ |
| region | northern highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| researchStatus | subject of historical-comparative studies ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ancash Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Cajamarca Region NERFINISHED ⓘ La Libertad Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.