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by the Abipón people. Its last speaker is thought to have died in the 19th century.John Mackenzie (ed.), ''Peoples, Nations and Cultures''. The language is also known as Abipone, Callaga and Apibon.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Bibliography

Cited in the Catholic EncyclopediaAdolph Francis Bandelier (1907)
Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Abipones
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(1839), L'Homme americain (Paris) * Daniel Brinton, The American Race.
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References

External links

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Abipón basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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