Caranqui language

Caranqui, or Cara (Kara), is an extinct, probably Barbacoan language of Ecuador.

Caranqui
Cara, Imbaya (Imbabura)
Native to	Cara culture
Region	Ecuador
Extinct	18th century?
Language family	Barbacoan? Southern? Caranqui
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Linguist List	qnj
Glottolog	imba1237  Imbabura kara1506  Kara

Caranqui was replaced by Quechua, perhaps surviving as late as the 18th century. It seems in turn to have influenced Imbabura Quechua. There are similarities between Caranqui and the Barbacoan languages Pasto and Tsafiki, so Caranqui is often classified as Barbacoan, but the evidence is not conclusive due its poor documentation.