Puruhá language
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Puruhá is a poorly attested extinct language of the Marañón River basin
in Ecuador which is difficult to classify, apart from being apparently related to Cañari, though it may have been Barbacoan
. (See Cañari–Puruhá languages
.)
Extinct languages of the Marañón River basin
The Marañón River basin between Peru and Ecuador, at a low point in the Andes which made it an attractive location for trade between the Inca Empire and the Amazon basin, once harbored numerous languages which have been poorly attested, or not attested at all...
in Ecuador which is difficult to classify, apart from being apparently related to Cañari, though it may have been Barbacoan
Barbacoan languages
Barbacoan is a language family spoken in Colombia and Ecuador.-Family division:Barboacoan consists of 6 languages:*Northern* Awan...
. (See Cañari–Puruhá languages
Cañari–Puruhá languages
Cañari and Puruhá are two poorly attested extinct languages of the Marañón River basin in Ecuador which are difficult to classify. Puruhá is scarcely attested, and Cañari is known primarily from place names...
.)