Caranqui language
| Caranqui | |
|---|---|
| Cara, Imbaya (Imbabura) | |
| Native to | Cara culture |
| Region | Ecuador |
| Extinct | 18th century? |
Barbacoan?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qnj | |
| Glottolog | imba1237 Imbaburakara1506 Kara |
Caranqui, or Cara (Kara), is an extinct, probably Barbacoan language of Ecuador.[1]
Caranqui was replaced by Quechua, perhaps surviving as late as the 18th century. It seems in turn to have influenced Imbabura Quechua. There are similarities between Caranqui and the Barbacoan languages Pasto and Tsafiki, so Caranqui is often classified as Barbacoan, but the evidence is not conclusive due its poor documentation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Adelaar, Willem F. H.; Muysken, Pieter (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-48685-2.
- ^ Mason, J. Alden (1950). "The Languages of South American Indians". In Steward, Julian H. (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians (PDF). Physical Anthropology, Linguistics, and Cultural Geography of South American Indians. Vol. 6. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 184.
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