Millcayac language

Millcayac
Milykayak
Native toArgentina, dispossessed to Chile
RegionCuyo Province
EthnicityHuarpe people
Extinct17th century
Huarpean
  • Millcayac
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qgb (Milykayak)
Glottologmill1237

Millcayac (Milykayak) was one of the Warpean languages. It was native to Cuyo in Argentina, but was displaced to Chile in the late 16th century. Luis de Valdivia wrote a grammar, vocabulary and religious texts. The people became Mestizo and lost their language soon after.