-den language
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| -den | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Department of Cajamarca |
| Ethnicity | Guzmango |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
unclassified (Hibito–Cholon?) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
 -den | |
A virtually unknown and extinct Indigenous language of Peru, formerly spoken in Cajamarca Department, is referred to as -den from its characteristic toponym (also as -don, -ten, -ton, -din, -tin). It is known from only three words and is associated with the kingdom of Cuismancu (Guzmango), centred in the province of Contumazá.[1] It may have been related to the Hibito–Cholon languages.[2]
Vocabulary
[edit | edit source]Three words found in a document commissioned by a member of the Cuismancu royal family are attributed to the -den language by Alfredo Torero. These words are nus 'lady', losque 'young girl', and mizo 'female servant'.[1]
