Hibito language
| Hibito | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Bobonaje River valley |
| Ethnicity | Hibito |
| Extinct | 1960s |
Hibito–Cholon
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hib |
| Glottolog | hibi1243 |
Hibito (spelled variously Híbito, Hívito, Chibito, Ibito, Jibito, Xibita, Zibito)[1] is an extinct language of Peru. It, together with Cholón, constitute the Hibito-Cholon family. There were 500 speakers reported in 1850, but the language appears to have gone extinct around the 1960s.[2]
Loukotka (1968) reports that it was spoken along the Huamo River, just north of the Cholón area.[3]
References
- ^ "Híbito". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Alexander-Bakkerus, Astrid (2005). Eighteenth-century Cholón. LOT. Utrecht: LOT. ISBN 978-90-76864-86-0.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.