Likan Antai language

E557009

The Likan Antai language, also known as Kunza, is an extinct indigenous language once spoken by the Atacameño (Likan Antai) people of northern Chile.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Likan Antai language canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct language
indigenous language
language
alternativeName Cunza
linked to: Kunza

Kunza
Lican Antai
linked to: Likan Antai
associatedWith Andean cultures
Atacama culture
continent South America
country Chile
culturalRole marker of Atacameño identity
documentationStatus poorly documented
ethnicity Atacameño
Likan Antai
extinction 20th century
glottocode kunz1244
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Quechua
Spanish
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
hasPhonologicalFeature simple consonant inventory
simple vowel system
hasResource catechisms
grammatical notes
word lists
hasRevitalizationEffort community-based projects
cultural workshops
teaching of basic vocabulary
hasSubjectField Andean linguistics
indigenous languages of the Americas
hasWordOrder SOV
ISO639-3 kuz
languageFamily language isolate
recognizedBy Government of Chile
region Antofagasta Region
replacedBy Spanish
spokenBy Atacameño people
Likan Antai people
spokenIn Atacama Desert
Chile
northern Chile
status extinct
usedFor oral tradition
traditional rituals
usedInToponymy place names in Antofagasta Region
place names in Atacama Desert
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kunza alternativeName Likan Antai language