Leco language

Leco language

language
name= Leco
nativename=
states=Bolivia
region=east of Lake Titicaca
speakers=20 (2001 Simon van de Kerke)
familycolor=American
fam1=Lekoan ?
iso3=lec

Leco is a language isolate that is spoken by about 20 individuals in areas east of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The Leco ethnic population is about 80. There have been reports that Leco may already be extinct.

Leco is occasionally linked to the Sechura-Catacao languages.

External links

*ethnologue|code=lec


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