Endangered Languages Project

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nijyamïï Nikyejaada, Yahua, Llagua, Yava, Yegua, Yihamwo, Nijyamïï, Nikyejaada, Mishara, Yawa
CLASSIFICATION		Yaguan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yad
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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,297
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,297
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297 speakers (and ethnic population) in Colombia (2001); 4000 speakers among an ethnic population of 5000 people in Peru.

DATE OF INFO: Colombia (2001)

PLACES: Colombia, Peru

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,692
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,295
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
4,000 speakers in Peru

PLACES: Peru and Colombia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Peru, northeast, along the headwaters of the Amazon River from Iquitos up to the Brazilian border

Colombia, Department of Amazonas, on the Tucuchira River near Leticia.

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

TRANSMISSION

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The language is spoken mainly by adults and has lost speakers from one generation to another.

PLACES: Peru; Colombia; Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the basin of the Putumayo River in Amazonas, Peru (on the border with Colombia) and the Ampiyacu River in the province of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, in the department of Loreto, Peru; there are also speakers, to a lesser extent, in Colombia and Brazil.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~5690
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6000
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2,000 monolinguals.
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

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Children who live near big mixed villages usually no longer acquire Yagua, but those that live in more isolated areas still do (Crevels 2007). Many monolingual speakers in isolated areas. All domains. Some use in religious ceremonies and services. Neutral to negative attitudes. Most along main rivers prefer children learn Spanish [spa]. Also use Spanish [spa] (2013).

PLACES: Colombia; Peru;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Northeast Amazon River area, Loreto Region, from Iquitos to the border with Brazil.

			Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios					Lima, Peru	http://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/	Ministerio de Cultura								Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	The language is spoken mainly by adults and has lost speakers from one generation to another.		Peru; Colombia; Brazil	Spoken in the basin of the Putumayo River in Amazonas, Peru (on the border with Colombia) and the Ampiyacu River in the province of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, in the department of Loreto, Peru; there are also speakers, to a lesser extent, in Colombia and Brazil.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													-3.5,-72.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	6000	~5690	2000	1000-9999	2,000 monolinguals. (Unchanged 2016.)	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Children who live near big mixed villages usually no longer acquire Yagua, but those that live in more isolated areas still do (Crevels 2007). Many monolingual speakers in isolated areas. All domains. Some use in religious ceremonies and services. Neutral to negative attitudes. Most along main rivers prefer children learn Spanish [spa]. Also use Spanish [spa] (2013).	Northeast Amazon River area, Loreto Region, from Iquitos to the border with Brazil.	Colombia; Peru;
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		4,000		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-3.3598,-72.3779
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	5,295	4,000		1000-9999	4,000 speakers in Peru	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Peru and Colombia	Peru, northeast, along the headwaters of the Amazon River from Iquitos up to the Brazilian border Colombia, Department of Amazonas, on the Tucuchira River near Leticia.
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			5,692		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		5,297	4,297	Colombia (2001)	1000-9999	297 speakers (and ethnic population) in Colombia (2001); 4000 speakers among an ethnic population of 5000 people in Peru.	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Colombia, Peru

Yagua

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,297

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,692

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5690

Discussion

Yagua

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,297

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,692

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,000

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~5690

Discussion

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