Leco language
| Leco | |
|---|---|
| Leko, Rik’a | |
| Burua | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | La Paz Department (Bolivia): east of Lake Titicaca |
| Ethnicity | 2,800 Leco (2001) |
Native speakers | 20 (2001) |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lec |
| Glottolog | leco1242 |
| ELP | Leco |
Leco | |
Leco, also written as Leko, is a language isolate that, though long reported to be extinct, is spoken by 20–40 individuals in areas east of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The Leco ethnic population was 13,527 in 2012.