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Chaná language

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Native to
  
Uruguay

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Language family
  
Charruan Chaná

Glottolog
  
chan1296

Extinct
  
early 20th century (one semi-speaker 2005)

Linguist list
  
qsi (confused with Dugun)

Chaná, or Sari, is an extinct Charruan language that was once spoken in Uruguay along the Uruguay and Paraná-Guazú rivers.

Chaná is poorly attested. There exists a short grammar by Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga and a few wordlists. In 2005 a semi-speaker of Chaná language was found.

References

Chaná language Wikipedia