Apolista language

Apolista
Lapachu, Aguachile
Native toBolivia
RegionApolobamba
EthnicityApolista
Extinctafter 1970s
possibly a few very old speakers
Arawakan
  • Southern
    • Bolivia–Parana?
      • Apolista
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qa6
Glottologapol1242
ELPLapachu
Apolista is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Apolista, also known as Lapachu or Aguachile, is an extinct Arawakan language of Bolivia. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it together with Terena, Moxos, and related languages. It is not clear from surviving descriptions whether it was one language or two.