| Leco | |
|---|---|
| Leko, Rik’a | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | La Paz Department (Bolivia): east of Lake Titicaca |
| Ethnicity | 2,800 Leco (2001)[1] |
Native speakers | 20 (2001)[1] |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lec |
| Glottolog | leco1242 |
| ELP | Leco |
Leco, also written as Leko, is a language isolate that, though long reported to be extinct, is spoken by 20–40 individuals in areas east of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The Leco ethnic population was 13,527 in 2012.[4]
- ^ a b Leco at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "The Puquina and Leko languages - Advances in Native South American Historical Linguistics".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kaufman-1994was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29.