Lapachu language

Lapachu
Lapachu
Apolista
Native to	Bolivia
Region	Apolobamba
Extinct	data was gathered in the 1970s; it is possible there are still a few very old speakers[1]
Language family	Arawakan Southern Bolivia–Parana? Lapachu; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	apol1242
ELP	Lapachu

Lapachu, also known as Apolista or Aguachile,[2]^: 315 is an extinct Arawakan language of Bolivia. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it together with Terena, Moxos, and related languages. It is not clear from surviving descriptions whether it was one language or two.

References

Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.

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[1] Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices

[Jolkesky-2016-2] Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.