Wichí Lhamtés Nocten, or Weenhayek, is a Wichí language primarily spoken in Bolivia, where an estimated 1,810 Wichí people spoke it in 1994. An additional one hundred people spoke the language in Argentina in 1994. In Bolivia, the language is spoken in the north-central
Tarija Department, southwest of
Pilcomayo River, and in
Cordillera de Pirapo. In Argentina, it is spoken in from the northern border south to
Tartagal, Salta
Tartagal () is a tropical city in northern Argentina, in the province of Salta. It is located in the northeast of the province, within the General José de San Martín Department, of which it is the capital. It is located in the Yungas jungle ...
. The language is also called Mataco, Bolivian, Mataco Nocten, Nocten, Noctenes, Oktenai, and Weenhayek; the last name is used in the Bolivian constitution of 2009.
"Wichí Lhamtés Nocten."
''Ethnologue.'' Retrieved 30 Jan 2012.
See also
* Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz
* Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Notes
Matacoan languages
Languages of Argentina
Languages of Bolivia
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