Bernardo de Lugo

Bernardo de Lugo

Fray Bernardo de Lugo (born late 16th century, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish Neogranadine linguist, friar and writer. He has been an important contributor to the knowledge about the Chibcha language (also called "Muisca" or in its own language "Muysccubun") of the Muisca, having published the oldest surviving work on the language in 1619.

Bernardo de Lugo
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Native CountryColombia
CategoryEscritores y Poetas
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Bernardo de Lugo Fray Bernardo de Lugo (born late 16th century, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish Neogranadine linguist, friar and writer. He has been an important contributor to the knowledge about the Chibcha language (also called "Muisca" or in its own language "Muysccubun") of the Muisca, having published the oldest surviving work on the language in 1619. Later linguists and chroniclers, such as Ezequiel Uricoechea, based their work on the texts of Bernardo de Lugo. Various modern scholars have reprinted the work or published reviews, among others Jorge Gamboa Mendoza (2010), Nicholas Ostler (1995) and Manuel Alvar (1977).

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