Puquina language
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| Puquina | ||
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| Spoken in: | south shore of Lake Titicaca | |
| Language extinction: | during the 18th century | |
| Language family: | language isolate Puquina |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | sai | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | puq
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Puquina is an extinct language and language isolate, which was spoken by the ancient Inca in the region surrounding Lake Titicaca and in the north of what is now Chile.
Remnants of Puquina can be found in the Callahuaya language, which is thought to be a combination of Quechua and Puquina. Sometimes the term Puquina is used for Uru, which is completely different.
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