Matagalpa is an extinct Misumalpan language formerly spoken in the central highlands of Nicaragua.[2] The language became extinct in the 19th century, and only few short wordlists remain. It was closely related to Cacaopera.[3] The ethnic group, which numbers about 20,000, now speaks Spanish.
References
- ^ Matagalpa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2021-10-25). Middle American Languages. University of Texas Press. doi:10.7560/746244-018. ISBN 978-0-292-76851-2.
- ^ Wierzbicka, Anna (1994). "Semantic and Lexical Universals". Semantic and Lexical Universals: 1–520.
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