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Name:
Puyo
Type:
Language
Code:
xpy
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Unclassified Languages
Parent Subgroup:
Asian Unclassified (asun)
Brief Description:
An extinct language once spoken in Manchuria. Little is known about Puyo except that it and Koguryo were evidently mutually intelligible, according to Chinese accounts (also, the two peoples shared the same foundation myth). This is confirmed by the few attested Puyo words, which are virtually identical to their Koguryo cognates (for example, Puyo and Koguryo *ka “head of a clan, chief, minister”, *key “king”). The Puyo language or dialect was spoken in Manchuria north of Koguryo territory. (Information provided by Christopher Beckwith)
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Puyo
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