Apolista language

Apolista, also known as Lapachu or Aguachile,^[2]: 315 is an extinct Arawakan language of Bolivia.^[3][4][5] Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it together with Terena, Moxos, and related languages.^[6] It is not clear from surviving descriptions whether it was one language or two.

NativetoBolivia

RegionApolobamba

EthnicityApolista

Extinctafter 1970s^[1]
possibly a few very old speakers

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Apolista
Lapachu, Aguachile
Native to	Bolivia
Region	Apolobamba
Ethnicity	Apolista
Extinct	after 1970s[1] possibly a few very old speakers
Language family	Arawakan Southern Bolivia–Parana? Apolista
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Linguist List	qa6
Glottolog	apol1242
ELP	Lapachu
Apolista is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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