| -den | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Department of Cajamarca |
| Ethnicity | Guzmango |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
unclassified (Hibito–Cholon?) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
 -den | |
A virtually unknown and extinct Indigenous language of Peru, formerly spoken inCajamarca Department, is referred to as-den from its characteristic toponym (also as-don, -ten, -ton, -din, -tin). It is known from only three words and is associated with the kingdom of Cuismancu (Guzmango), centred in the province ofContumazá.[1] It may have been related to theHibito–Cholon languages,[2] and may even be identical to other such languages of the region known solely from their distinctive toponyms such asChachapoya.[3]
Three words found in a document commissioned by a member of the Cuismancu royal family are attributed to the-den language by Alfredo Torero. These words arenus 'lady',losque 'young girl', andmizo 'female servant'.[1]
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