Hibito language

Hibito
Native toPeru
RegionBobonaje River valley
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3hib
Glottologhibi1243

Hibito (spelled variously Híbito, Hívito, Chibito, Ibito, Jibito, Xibita, Zibito)[1] is an extinct language of Peru. It, together with Cholón, also extinct, constituted the Hibito-Cholon family.

There were 500 speakers reported in 1850.

Loukotka (1968) reports that it was spoken along the Huamo River, just north of the Cholón area.[2]

  1. ^ "Híbito". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.