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Amawaka language

Amawaka language

Panoan language spoken in Peru and Brazil

Amahuaca is an indigenous language of the Amazon Basin in Perú and Brazil. 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.[2] There around 220 speakers in Brazil, and around 328 speakers in Peru.[1][3]

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30% of Amahuaca speakers are literate in Amahuaca 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]

Phonology

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Amahuaca at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Fleck, David. 2013. Panoan Languages and Linguistics, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History #99
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    "Inventory Amahuaca (SAPHON 1998)". phoible.org. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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