Pilagá
PrintA language of Argentina
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Pilaca
Population
4,000 (2004 FEL). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2004).
Location
Central and western Formosa Province, Bermejo and Pilcomayo river valleys; Chaco and Salta provinces.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Chaco Pilagá (Toba Sur), Toba-Pilagá (Sombrero Negro, Toba del Oeste). Intelligibility between dialects needs investigation.
Language Use
Vitality varies with age, education and frequency of Spanish [spa] use (2007). Home. All ages.
Language Development
Dictionary. NT: 1993.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Traditional religion.