Kunza (Kunza: Likanantaí) is a mostly extinct language isolate spoken in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru by the Atacama people, who have since shifted to Spanish.
[1] Other names and spellings include Cunza, Ckunsa, Likanantaí, Lipe, Ulipe, and Atacameño.
[2] The language was spoken in northern Chile, specifically in the Chilean villages of Peine, Socaire (near the Salar de Atacama), and Caspana, and in southern Peru.
Unattested varieties listed by Loukotka (1968): A revitalization effort was initiated in the 21st century.
[citation needed] Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Mochika, Kandoshi, Jaqi, Kechua, Mapudungun, and Uru-Chipaya language families due to contact.