Muisca language
| Muisca | |
|---|---|
| Mosca, Chibcha | |
| Muysc cubun | |
| Pronunciation | *[mʷɨsk kuβun] |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense |
| Ethnicity | Muisca |
| Extinct | by 1765 |
| Revival | (undated figure of >150 speakers) |
| only numerals | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | chb |
| ISO 639-3 | chb |
| Glottolog | chib1270 |
| Linguasphere | 81-EFA-ca |
 Map of Muisca people and language | |
Muisca or Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/ *[ˈmʷɨska]), also known as Chibcha, Mosca and Muysca of Bogotá, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Muisca people, one of the many indigenous cultures of the Americas, historically only in the Savanna of Bogotá. The Muisca inhabit the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of what today is Colombia. "Chibcha" was, according to Pedro Simón, the language's indigenous name, however colonial-era dictionaries contradict this and indicate the indigenous name was muysccubun.