Amawaka language
| Amahuaca | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Perú, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Amahuaca |
Native speakers | (310 cited 1995–2000)[1] |
Panoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amc |
| Glottolog | amah1246 |
| ELP | Amahuaca |
Amahuaca is an indigenous language of the Amazon Basin in Perú and Brazil. There around 220 speakers in Brazil, and around 328 speakers in Peru.[1][2] It is also known as Amawaka, Amaguaco, Ameuhaque, Ipitineri, and Sayaco. Amahuaca is a Panoan language that is believed to be closely related to Cashinahua and Yaminawa.[3] 30% are literate and 50% are literate in Spanish. Amahuaca uses a Latin-based script. There are some bilingual schools. A dictionary has been developed along with a grammatical description and bible portions.[1]
See also[]
- Amhuaca people
References[]
- ^ a b c Amahuaca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2017. Censos Nacionales 2017: XII de población, VII de vivienda y III de comunidades indígenas. https://www.inei.gob.pe/estadisticas/censos/ Accessed: 2019-02-01
- ^ Fleck, David. 2013. Panoan Languages and Linguistics, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History #99
External links[]
- "Aspects of Amahuaca Grammar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2018-07-11. Cite journal requires
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Categories:
- Indigenous languages of Western Amazonia
- Languages of Peru
- Languages of Brazil
- Panoan languages
- Pano-Tacanan languages
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs