Chiquimulilla Xinca

Chiquimulilla
Native to	Guatemala
Region	Chiquimulilla
Ethnicity	Xinca people
Extinct	1970s fully in 1996, with the death of Julian de la Cruz, the last semi-speaker [1] Few remembers exist
Language family	Xincan Chiquimulilla
Language codes
ISO 639-3	(covered by Xinca xin)
Linguist List	qsd Chiguimuliya
Glottolog	xinc1242
ELP	Chiquimulilla Xinka

Chiquimulilla Xinca is an extinct Xincan language of Guatemala, from the region of Chiquimulilla.

History

Chiquimulilla Xinca was formerly spoken by Xinca people on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. The language suffered a sharp decline in speakers during the 20th century. As of 2010 the language is extinct but there are elderly people who remember the language. ^[2]

Lexicon

English [3]	Chiquimilla
One	K'alh
Two	Pi'
Three	Walh
Four	Iryar
Five	Pühü
Man	Sorone
Woman	Aya
Dog	Pelu
Sun	Parri
Moon	Awa
Water	Uy
Fire	Ura
Black	Tz'uona
White	Mowa
Red	Tena
Green	Hawa

References

1. Frauke Sachse (2010) Reconstructive Description of Eighteenth-century Xinka Grammar. PdD dissertation, University of Leiden
2. "Did you know Chiquimulilla Xinka is awakening?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
3. "Xinca Words (Xinka, Xincan)". www.native-languages.org. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

• Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-509427-1.