| Millcayac | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Argentina, dispossessed to Chile |
| Ethnicity | Huarpe people |
| Extinct | few Huarpean speakers left by 1630 |
Huarpean
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qgb (Milykayak) | |
| Glottolog | mill1237 |
Millcayac (Milykayak) was one of two known Warpean languages.[1] It was native to Cuyo in Argentina, but was displaced to Chile in the late 16th century. Luis de Valdivia wrote a grammar, vocabulary and religious texts.[2] The people became Mestizo and lost their language soon after.
References
- ↑ Tornello, Pablo José; Roig, Antruo Andres; Nora Díaz; Luis Aguirre. 2011. Introducción al Millcayac: Idioma de los Huarpes de Mendoza. Mendoza: Zeta.
- ↑ Márquez Miranda, Fernando. 1943. Los textos Millcayac del P. Luis de Valdivia con su vocabulario español-Allentiac = Millcayac. Revista del Museo de la Plata (Nueva Série): Antropología II: 61-223.
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