Abipón language
extinct language of Argentina
Abipón is an extinct Guaicuruan language that was at one time spoken in Argentina by the Abipón people. Its last speaker is thought to have died in the 19th century. The language is also known as Abipone, Callaga and Apibon.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Bibliography
Cited in the Catholic Encyclopedia
Hervas (1785), Origine, Formazione, Mecanismo, ed Armonia degli Idiomi (Cesena)
Hervas (1787), Vocabulario poliglotto
Hervas (1787), Saggio practico delle Lingue ...
Adrian Balbi (1826), Atlas ethnographique du globe (Paris)
Alcide d'Orbigny (1839), L'Homme americain (Paris)
Daniel Brinton, The American Race.
UPSID
References
External links
Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Abipon". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
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