Chiquimulilla | |
States: | Guatemala |
Ethnicity: | Xinca people |
Extinct: | complete by 1996, with the death of Julian de la Cruz, the last semi-speaker |
Ref: | [1] |
Familycolor: | American |
Fam1: | Xincan |
Iso3: | none |
Linglist: | qsd |
Lingname: | Chiguimuliya |
Glotto: | xinc1242 |
Glottorefname: | Xinca-Chiquimulilla |
Chiquimulilla is an extinct Xincan language of Guatemala, from the region of Chiquimulilla.
Chiquimulilla was formerly spoken by Xinca people on the pacific coast of Guatemala. The language suffered a sharp decline in speakers during the 20th century. As of 2010 the language is extinct but there are elderly people who remember the language.[2]
English[3] | Chiquimilla | |
One | K'alh | |
Two | Pi' | |
Three | Walh | |
Four | Iryar | |
Five | Pühü | |
Man | Sorone | |
Woman | Aya | |
Dog | Pelu | |
Sun | Parri | |
Moon | Awa | |
Water | Uy | |
Fire | Ura | |
Black | Tz'uona | |
White | Mowa | |
Red | Tena | |
Green | Hawa |