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Classical Languages in South and Central America
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And, finally, here are the classical languages that I've been able to identify in South and Central America.

As for North America, besides the colonialist European languages (English, French, Spanish etc.) - were any indigenous languages widely used for writing at any point?


--CENTRAL AMERICA--
Classic Maya (200-900 AD)
Classical Kʼicheʼ (1500-1700 AD)
Classical Nahuatl (1500-1700 AD)

--SOUTH AMERICA--
Old Tupi (1500-1759 AD... See more
And, finally, here are the classical languages that I've been able to identify in South and Central America.

As for North America, besides the colonialist European languages (English, French, Spanish etc.) - were any indigenous languages widely used for writing at any point?


--CENTRAL AMERICA--
Classic Maya (200-900 AD)
Classical Kʼicheʼ (1500-1700 AD)
Classical Nahuatl (1500-1700 AD)

--SOUTH AMERICA--
Old Tupi (1500-1759 AD)
Classical Quechua (1550-1780 AD) ▲ Collapse
 


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Classical Languages in South and Central America






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