Uru language

Uru
Iru Itu
Uchumataqu
Native toBolivia
RegionLake Titicaca, near the Desaguadero River
Ethnicity230 Uru people (2007)[1]
Extinct2010 to 2012[1]
Dialects
  • Uru of Ch'imu
  • Uru of Sun Island
Language codes
ISO 639-3ure
Glottologuruu1244
ELPUru
Uru is classified as Extinct be the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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The Uru language, more specifically known as Iru-Itu, and Uchumataqu, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Uru people. In 2004, it had 2 remaining native speakers out of an ethnic group of 140 people in the La Paz Department, Bolivia near Lake Titicaca, the rest having shifted to Aymara and Spanish. The language is close enough to the Chipaya language to sometimes be considered a dialect of that language.[citation needed]

Uru is also called Ochosuma (Uchuzuma), a historical name for the Uru ethnic group.[3]

In 2010, there was 1 single native speaker left of this language. By 2012 the language had no speakers left.

  1. ^ a b Uru at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 19.
  3. ^ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3.