Native to Nicaragua Extinct c. 1875 Glottolog mata1288 | Region Central Highlands ISO 639-3 mtn | |
Language family Misumalpan
Sumalpan
Matagalpan
Matagalpa | ||
Matagalpa is an extinct Misumalpan language formerly spoken in the central highlands of Nicaragua. The language became extinct in the nineteenth century, and only few short wordlists remain. It was closely related to Cacaopera. The ethnic group, which numbers about 20,000, now speaks Spanish.
References
Matagalpa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA