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Muisca language

Muisca language

Muisca or Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/ *[ˈmʷɨska]), also known as Chibcha, Mosca and Muysca of Bogotá, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Muisca people, one of the many indigenouscultures of the Americas, historically only in the Savanna of Bogotá. The Muisca inhabit the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of what today is Colombia. "Chibcha" was, according to Pedro Simón, the language's indigenous name, however colonial-era dictionaries contradict this and indicate the indigenous name was muysccubun.