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Kunza Indian Language (Atacama)

Kunza was an indigenous language of South America. It is no longer natively spoken-- there are more than 20,000 Atacama descendants living in Chile and Peru today, but they speak only Spanish. According to the Kunza records that remain, the language is very distinctive and is believed to be an isolate, unrelated to any other neighboring language.

Kunza Language Resources

Kunza Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Kunza language.

Kunza:
Wikipedia article on the Kunza language.

Atacameño Language Tree:
Theories about Kunza's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Idioma Kunza:
Information about the Kunza language in Spanish.

OLAC: Kunza:
Reference list of Kunza language materials.

Kunza Culture and History Links

Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Kunza:
Information about Kunza culture and history.

Wikipedia: The Atacama Indians:
Encylopedia entries about the Atacama tribe.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Povo Kunza

Acuntsu:
Information about the Kunza tribe in Portuguese

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