Hibito language explained

Hibito (spelled variously Híbito, Hívito, Chibito, Ibito, Jibito, Xibita, Zibito)^[1] is an extinct language of Peru. It, together with Cholón, also extinct, constituted the Hibito-Cholon family.

There were 500 speakers reported in 1850.

Loukotka (1968) reports that it was spoken along the Huamo River, just north of the Cholón area.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6 November 2024. Híbito. dead. 26 September 2012. LINGUIST List. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926150901/http://multitree.org/codes/hib.html.
2. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka

   . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.