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Chibcha

Muysccubun

Chibcha was a Chibchan language once spoken in Colombia.

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Chibcha · 6.3°N 74.2°W

Muisca or Muysca (*Chibcha pronunciation: [/ˈmɨska/] *Chibcha pronunciation: [[ˈmʷɨska]]), also known as Chibcha, Mosca and Muysca of Bogotá, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Muisca people, one of the many indigenous cultures of the Americas, historically only in the Savanna of Bogotá. The Muisca inhabit the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of what today is Colombia. "Chibcha" was, according to Pedro Simón, the language's indigenous name, however colonial-era dictionaries contradict this and indicate the indigenous name was muysccubun.

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Words in Chibcha

MeaningWordRomanization
personm3ska*
nameh3ka*
eyeupkua*
earkuhuka*
nosesaka*
toothsika*
tonguepkua*
hand3ta*
bloodh3ba*
boneku3ne*
skinhuka*
kneexota*
breastsuhupka*
livert3h3ba*
watersie
firexata*
sunsua*
starbaxua*
stoneh3ka*
mountainxua*
treek3e*
leafk3e*
nightca*
dogto*
fishxua*
lousekue*
oneata
twoboca*
Ih3sa*
youmue*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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