Chibcha language
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For other uses, see Chibcha language (disambiguation).
| Chibcha | ||
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| Spoken in: | Central highlands of Colombia | |
| Language extinction: | ? | |
| Language family: | Chibchan Chibchan Proper Chibcha |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | chb | |
| ISO 639-3: | chb | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Chibcha, also known as Muisca or Mosca, is officially an extinct Chibchan language of Colombia, formerly spoken by the Muisca people. Though officially extinct, it is still spoken in some areas outside of Bogota. In the town of Cota exists the only public school (named Jizcamox), in Colombia where Muisca is taught. It is a language older than Aramaic, according to researcher Mariana Escribano, who has done extensive work studying the Muisca people. Actually the name of the Chibcha language is "muysca kubun". The word "Chibcha" comes from "Chib" (staff) and "Cha" (man), meaning the "Chief of the Community". Chibchacum, for example, was the god of agriculture and he was punished by Bochica to hold the earth on his shoulders.
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