Huambisa
[aka Jíbaro, Xívaro, Huambiza]Classification: Chicham family (Jivaroan)
·threatened
- PLACES
- Peru
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Jíbaro, Xívaro, Huambiza, Wambisa, Wampis, Maina, Shuar-Huampis |
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Chicham family (Jivaroan) |
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Language information by source
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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
Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
- DATE OF INFO
- 2000
- PLACES
- Peru;
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Morona and Santiago rivers.
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
North, Amazonas and Loreto regions; high jungle of the Andes along Morona and Santiago rivers.
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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Most children learn the language. Church and community meetings usually take place in Huambisa and some texts and a bilingual vocabulary are available for bilingual education.
- PLACES
- Peru
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
north, in the high jungle on the spurs of the Andes, along the Santiago and Morona rivers
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios” . Ministerio de Cultura
- PLACES
- Peru
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken in Condorcanqui Province (Amazonas Region) and Datem del Marañón Province (Loreto Region), in Peru; there is also an immigrant population of speakers in the region of Cajamarca.