Culle (extinct language)

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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.

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Culle 0

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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

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Andean languages hasLanguageFamily Culle (extinct language)