Mochica language
| Mochica | |
|---|---|
| Yunga | |
| Muchic, Muchik | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque Region: Motupe Valley, La Leche Valley, Lambayeque Valley and Zaña Valley La Libertad Region: Jequetepeque Valley and Chicama Valley. |
| Ethnicity | Sican culture Mochicas |
| Extinct | c. 1920 |
| Revival | exist[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | omc |
Linguist List | omc |
| Glottolog | moch1259 |
 Approximate extent of Mochica before replacement by Spanish.  Distribution of the Mochica language according to the Art of the Yunga language | |
 Mochica is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Mochica is an extinct language which used to be spoken in Peru.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Eloranta, Rita; Bartens, Angela (2020-08-11), Sessarego, Sandro; Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.; Rodríguez-Riccelli, Adrián (eds.), "New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language", Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, vol. 29, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 253–274, doi:10.1075/ihll.29.11bar, ISBN 978-90-272-0738-8, retrieved 2025-04-13
- ↑ Adelaar, Willem F. H.; Muysken, Pieter (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge (G.B.): Cambridge University press. pp. 322. ISBN 978-0-521-36275-7.
- ↑ Eloranta-Barrera Virhuez, Rita Silvia (2020). Mochica: grammatical topics and external relations (PDF). Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden dissertation. ISBN 978-94-6093-348-6.