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ALSO KNOWN AS		Yaminahua, Yawanawa, Morunahua, Jaminawá, Yuminahua, Yamanawa
CLASSIFICATION		Pano-Tacanan, Mainline
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yaa
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Yaminawa (large dialect complex): Brazilian Yaminawa (probably represents 2 or more dialects) Peruvian Yaminawa Chaninawa Chitonawa Mastanawa Parkenawa Shanenawa Sharanawa (Marinawa) Shawannawa (= Arara) Yawanawa aminawa-arara (very similar to Shawannawa/Arara) †Nehanawa. (Fleck 2013: 12.)
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Ethnologue distinguishes Sharanahua [mcd], Yaminahua [yaa], Yawanawa [ywn], and Yora [mts]. These are considered dialects of Yaminawa by Fleck (2013: 4, 12) and others. Campbell (2012:101): Sharnawa is a dialect of Yaminawa; Yaminawa includes the dialects: Sharanawa, Yawanawa, Shanenawa [Katukina de Feijó], Shawanawa [Arara], Mastanawa, Marinawa.

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Information from: “Panoan Languages and Linguistics” . Fleck, David W. (2013) American Museum of Natural History

Dormant

MORE ON VITALITY

Obsolescent (i.e., no longer spoken as an everyday language, but a few speakers remember it).

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,390
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
750 in Peru (SIL 2003). 400 Yaminahua (SIL 1998), 200 Mastanahua (SIL 1981), 150 Chitonahua.

1570 (2016).

PLACES: Brazil; Bolivia; Peru;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions; Yuruá, Mapuya, and Mishagua.

Sharanawa [mcd]: Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions; upper Purús river area.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,244
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,939
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,345
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Yaminawa: Bolivia: 51 speakers, 93 population; Brazil: 600 speakers, 855 population (2006); Peru: 400 speakers and population. [total speakers 1,051].
Sharanahua (Marinahua, Mastanahua, Parquenahua): <438 speakers; ethnic population 438.
Nahua (Yura, Yora, Yurahahua): 450 speakers and ethnic population 450.
[Total speakers: 1,939]

PLACES: Bolivia, Brazil, 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.										-8.0,-73.0
	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		1,390	1000-9999	750 in Peru (SIL 2003). 400 Yaminahua (SIL 1998), 200 Mastanahua (SIL 1981), 150 Chitonahua. 1570 (2016).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions; Yuruá, Mapuya, and Mishagua. Sharanawa [mcd]: Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions; upper Purús river area.	Brazil; Bolivia; Peru;
0065-9452		2013	Panoan Languages and Linguistics	Panoan Languages and Linguistics		ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Number 99		American Museum of Natural History		ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Number 99	http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/6448/AP99.pdf?sequence=1	Fleck, David W.							Dormant ()	Obsolescent (i.e., no longer spoken as an everyday language, but a few speakers remember it).
	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		1,000	1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-10.6606,-69.6972
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			1,244	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.		1,345	1,939	1000-9999	Yaminawa: Bolivia: 51 speakers, 93 population; Brazil: 600 speakers, 855 population (2006); Peru: 400 speakers and population. [total speakers 1,051]. Sharanahua (Marinahua, Mastanahua, Parquenahua): <438 speakers; ethnic population 438. Nahua (Yura, Yora, Yurahahua): 450 speakers and ethnic population 450. [Total speakers: 1,939]	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

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Dormant

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,390

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,244

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,939

Discussion

Yaminawa

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Dormant

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,390

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,244

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,939

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