Mocoví

A language of Argentina

ISO 639: moc
Alternate Names: Mbocobí, Mocobí, Mokovi
Population: 2,780 (Crevels 2012). A few elderly monolinguals. Ethnic population: 15,800 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Chaco and Santa Fe provinces.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Guaykuruan, Southern
Typology: 21 consonants and 8 vowels (4 short, 4 long).
Language Use: Preserved to a higher degree in Chaco Province than in Santa Fe Province; by the early 1990s already less than 50% maintained their ancestral language (Crevels 2007). Home, friends, religion. Some young people, all adults.
Language Development: Bilingual education in 5 schools. Grammar. NT: 1988.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mocoví
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Chaco and Santa Fe provinces.