Vilela

A language of Argentina

ISO 639: vil
Population: No known L1 speakers. 20 speakers were reported in 1981. 2 semi-speakers remain (Crevels 2007). These semi-speakers are a brother and sister. They were 74 and 70 in 2008 (Harrison et al 2008).
Location:: Chaco province: Resistencia; near Paraguay border.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Language isolate
Typology: 25 consonants and 5 vowels.
Language Use: Remaining speakers apparently assimilated with the Toba [tob]. Losing their Indian identity in the barrios of towns and cities (1981 A. Buckwalter).
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Vilela
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Chaco province: Resistencia; near Paraguay border.