Matagalpa language

Matagalpa
Matagalpa
Native to	Nicaragua
Region	Central Highlands
Extinct	c. 1875
Language family	Misumalpan Sumalpan Matagalpan Matagalpa; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mtn
Glottolog	mata1288

Matagalpa is an extinct Misumalpan language formerly spoken in the central highlands of Nicaragua.^[1] The language became extinct in the 19th century, and only few short wordlists remain. It was closely related to Cacaopera.^[2] The ethnic group, which numbers about 20,000, now speaks Spanish.

References

^ Campbell, Lyle (2021-10-25). Middle American Languages. University of Texas Press. doi:10.7560/746244-018. ISBN 978-0-292-76851-2.
^ Wierzbicka, Anna (1994). "Semantic and Lexical Universals". Semantic and Lexical Universals: 1–520.

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[1] Campbell, Lyle (2021-10-25). Middle American Languages. University of Texas Press. doi:10.7560/746244-018. ISBN 978-0-292-76851-2.

[2] Wierzbicka, Anna (1994). "Semantic and Lexical Universals". Semantic and Lexical Universals: 1–520.

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