Chiquimulilla Xinca is an extinct Xincan language of Guatemala, from the region of Chiquimulilla.
History Chiquimulilla Xinca was formerly spoken by Xinca people on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. The language suffered a sharp decline in speakers during the 20th century. As of 2010 the language is extinct but there are elderly people who remember the language.
Phonology
Consonants +Chiquimulilla Xinca consonantsLabialAlveolarPost- alveolarRetroflexVelarGlottalStop/ Affricateplainejectivevoiced()()FricativeNasalplainglottalizedApproximantplainglottalizedTrillplainglottalized
Vowels The Xincan languages all have 6 vowels. +FrontCentralBackCloseClose-midOpen
References
Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. .