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ALSO KNOWN AS		Chayhuita, Chaui, Chawi, Chayawita, Tshaahui, Chayabita, Shayabit, Balsapuertino, Paranapura, Cahuapa, Balsopuertino, Tsaawí, Tschaahui, Kahuapana, Shawi
CLASSIFICATION		Cahuapanan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cbt
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,400
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Peru;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Loreto and San Martin regions; Paranapura, Cahuapanas, Sillay, and Shanusi rivers.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto and San Martin regions; Paranapura, Cahuapanas, Sillay, and Shanusi rivers.

More on Orthography: In 2010, the Ministry of Education approved an official alphabet (Resolución Directoral No 0820-2010-ED).

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the basins of the Paranapura, Carhuapanas, and Huallaga rivers, in the departments of Loreto and San Martín, in Peru.

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7870
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
12,000

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

All ages.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Spanish

PLACES: Peru

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Loreto and San Martin regions: Cahuapanas, Paranapura, Shanusi, and Sillay rivers.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,384
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,870-12,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
7,870-12,000

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Most children learn the language, but some are stimulated by their parents to speak Spanish only.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Bilingual education in some communities.

PLACES: Peru

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Peru, along the Paranapura River and its tributaries.

			Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios						Lima, Peru	http://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/	Ministerio de Cultura														Peru	Spoken in the basins of the Paranapura, Carhuapanas, and Huallaga rivers, in the departments of Loreto and San Martín, in Peru.
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.															-5.5,-77.0
	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		11,400	2000	10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Loreto and San Martin regions; Paranapura, Cahuapanas, Sillay, and Shanusi rivers.	Peru;	Loreto and San Martin regions; Paranapura, Cahuapanas, Sillay, and Shanusi rivers.
		2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		12,000	7870	2007	1000-9999	Spanish		Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	All ages.	12	Loreto and San Martin regions: Cahuapanas, Paranapura, Shanusi, and Sillay rivers.	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		10,000		10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							-5.3425,-76.6955
		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	7,870-12,000	7,870-12,000		1000-9999		Bilingual education in some communities.	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	Most children learn the language, but some are stimulated by their parents to speak Spanish only.			Peru	Peru, along the Paranapura River and its tributaries.
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			11,384		10000-99999			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Chayahuita

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,400

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7870

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,384

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,870-12,000

Discussion

Chayahuita

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,400

Vulnerable

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7870

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,384

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7,870-12,000

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