Endangered Languages Project - Shuar

Shuar

^{[aka "Jívaro", Chiwaro, Jíbaro]}

Classification: Chicham family (Jivaroan)

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ALSO KNOWN AS		"Jívaro", Chiwaro, Jíbaro, Shuara, Xivaro, Chicham
CLASSIFICATION		Chicham family (Jivaroan)
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		jiv
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		"Jívaro" is pejorative. Shuar is the preferred name. Crevels (2012) distinguishes Achuar-Shiwiara, Shiwiar-Chicham, and Shuar (Jivaroan languages of Ecuador), and Achuar-Shiwiar (Shiwiar-Maina), Awajún (Aguajún, Ahuajún, Aguaruna), and Huambisa (in Peru). It is not clear how her division of languages matches that of other classifications, e.g. Campbell (2012:93) with: Shuar (Jívaro, Maina, Jíbaro), Aguaruna (Aguajun, Ahuajun), Achuar (Achual, Achuar-Shiwiar), and Huambisa. Ethnologue distinguishes 3 "Jívaro" languages: Shuar [jiv]; Wampís (Huambisa); and Achuar-Shiwiar [acu].

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
46,669
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
61,900
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Huambisa (Huambiza, Wambisa, Wampis) [hub]: 9,330 (2000) (2013).
Achuar-Shiwiar [acu] (Achual, Achuale, Achuar, Achuara, Jivaro, Maina): 3,000 in Peru. Population total all countries: 7,000. The majority are monolingual (2013).

DATE OF INFO: 2012

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Used as L2 by Achuar-Shiwiar [acu], Waorani [auc].

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
35,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
46,700
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
15,000 - 50,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the ethnic population comes from Montaluisa.

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Ecuador;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southeastern jungle, Morona-Santiago Province

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Between the Pastaza and Marañón rivers, east of Cuenca City.

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing