Chibcha language

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Chibcha
Spoken in: Central highlands of Colombia
Language extinction: ?
Language family: Chibchan
 Chibchan Proper
  Chibcha
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: chb
ISO 639-3: chb
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

Chibcha, also known as Muisca or Mosca, is officially an extinct Chibchan language of Colombia, formerly spoken by the Muisca people. Though officially extinct, it is still spoken in some areas ourside of Bogota. In the town of Cota exists the only public school (named Jizcamox), in Colombia where Muisca is taught. It is a language older than Aramaic, according to researcher Mariana Escribano, who has done extensive work studying the Muisca people. Actually the name of the Chibcha language is "muysca kubun". The word "Chibcha" comes from "Chib" (staff) and "Cha" (man), meaning the "Chief of the Community". Chibchacum, for example, was the god of the agriculture and he was punished by Bochica to hold the earth on his shoulders.

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