Matagalpa language

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Matagalpa
Spoken in: Nicaragua 
Region: Central Highlands
Language extinction: 19th century
Language family: Misumalpan
 Sumalpan
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   Matagalpa
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: cai
ISO 639-3: mtn

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

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