Murato language explained

Murato language should not be confused with Candoshi language.

Murato
Also Known As:Chholo
State:Bolivia
Extinct:?
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Uru–Chipaya?
Iso3:none
Glotto:chho1235
Glottorefname:Chholo

Murato is the unattested but presumed language of the Uros of Lake Poopo in Bolivia (Adelaar 2004). The Murato have shifted to Aymara, but preserve some Uru vocabulary.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Alain Fabre 2005, "Uru-Chipaya", in: Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamicanos. http://www.ling.fi/Entradas%20diccionario/Dic=UruChipaya.pdf retrieved 2021/12/22.