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Lapachu language

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Native to
  
Bolivia

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Region
  
Apolobamba

Glottolog
  
apol1242

Extinct
  
data was gathered in the 1970s; it is possible there are still a few very old speakers

Language family
  
Arawakan Southern Bolivia–Parana? Lapachu

Lapachu, also known as Apolista, is an extinct Arawakan language of Bolivia. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it together with Terena, Moxos, and related languages. It is not clear from surviving descriptions whether it was one language or two.

References

Lapachu language Wikipedia