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Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz

A language of Argentina

ISO 639-3wlv

Population  25,000 in Argentina (1991 UBS).
Region  Northern areas of Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, West of Toba, upper Bermejo River valley and Pilcomayo River. Also in Bolivia.
Language map  Argentina and Chile, reference number 9
Alternate names   “Mataco Vejoz” , Vejos
Dialects  Bermejo Vejoz. Not intelligible with other Chaco languages.
Classification  Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco
Language development  Bible: 2002.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Language family also called ‘Mataco-Mataguayo’. Traditional religion.