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Classification: Pano-Tacanan
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Amawaka, Ameuhaque, Sayaco, Ipitineri, Amaguaco, Amawaka language area |
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Pano-Tacanan, Mainline |
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ISO 639-3 |
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amc |
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Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Some children are still learning the language.
No bilingual education programs
Peru, Department of Ucayali, Province of Coronel Portillo, along the Mapuya, Curuija, Sepahua and Inuya rivers.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
500
110 of the 330 speakers are in Peru (2000 SIL). The number of speakers is decreasing. There are 20 monolinguals. 300 of the ethnic population are in Peru and 200 are in Brazil. "Perhaps 50 [speakers] in the border areas have not been contacted."
Sharanahua [mcd]
Spanish [spa]
Yaminahua [yaa]
Southeast Amazon Basin, Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions scattered on Sepahua, Curiuja, Curanja, Upper Ucayali, Inuya, Mapuya, Purus, Aguaytía, Yuruá, and Las Piedras rivers.
Information from: “Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios” . Ministerio de Cultura
no official alphabet
Spoken by the Amahuaca people in the basin of the Purús river in Purús Province (Ucayali Region), the basins of the Yurúa, Inuya, and Sepahua rivers in Atalaya Province (Ucayali Region), and the Las Piedras river in the Madre de Dios Region.
Information from: “Panoan Languages and Linguistics” . Fleck, David W. (2013) American Museum of Natural History
"currently, Sepahua, Purús, Curiuja, Curanja, Yuruá, u[pper] Ucayali and Río de las Piedras R[iver]s, Peru and supposedly uncontacted Amawakas on the u[pper] Purus in Brazil (Sparing, 2007); Liberdade R[iver] (r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] Juruá R[iver]), Brazil (Rodrigues, 1986); historically at similar locations in Peru and af[fluent] u[pper] Purus and Juruá R[iver]s, Brazil (Rivet and Tastevin, 1921: 450). †Nishinawa – Jordão R[iver] (l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Tarauacá R[iver], in turn l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] Envira R[iver], in turn r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R), Brazil (Loukotka, 1963: 33). †Yumanawa – Serrano R (rb af u Juruá R; Tastevin, 1925: 415), u Ibuya R (lb af[fluent] u[pper] Envira R[ivr], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R[iver]; Tastevin, 1926: 34, 49); Muruzinho R[iver] l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Muru R[iver], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] Tarauacá R[iver], l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent Envira R[iver], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R (Loukotka, 1963: 33), Brazil" (p.108).
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
300 in Peru, ethnic population 500.
220 in Brazil.
(Perhaps 50 not contacted in the border area.)
Home, village. Mainly older adults; only children in the most distant communities still acquire the language.
Peru: Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions: scattered on Aguaytía, Curanja, Curiuja, Inuya, Las Piedras, Mapuya, Purus, Sepahua, Upper Ucayali, and Yuruá rivers; Southeast Amazon basin.
Brazil: Acre state: Peru border area.
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SOURCE: “Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios” . Ministerio de Cultura |
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SOURCE: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge |
| Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios | Lima, Peru | http://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/ | Ministerio de Cultura | Peru | Spoken by the Amahuaca people in the basin of the Purús river in Purús Province (Ucayali Region), the basins of the Yurúa, Inuya, and Sepahua rivers in Atalaya Province (Ucayali Region), and the Las Piedras river in the Madre de Dios Region. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 500 | 330 | 2000 | 100-999 | 110 of the 330 speakers are in Peru (2000 SIL). The number of speakers is decreasing. There are 20 monolinguals. 300 of the ethnic population are in Peru and 200 are in Brazil. "Perhaps 50 [speakers] in the border areas have not been contacted." | Sharanahua [mcd], Spanish [spa], Yaminahua [yaa] | Negative attitudes. | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Southeast Amazon Basin, Ucayali and Madre de Dios regions scattered on Sepahua, Curiuja, Curanja, Upper Ucayali, Inuya, Mapuya, Purus, Aguaytía, Yuruá, and Las Piedras rivers. | Brazil; Peru; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | 520 | 2007 (Peru, census), 1995 (Brazil) | 100-999 | 300 in Peru, ethnic population 500. 220 in Brazil. (Perhaps 50 not contacted in the border area.) | Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Home, village. Mainly older adults; only children in the most distant communities still acquire the language. | 13 | Peru: Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions: scattered on Aguaytía, Curanja, Curiuja, Inuya, Las Piedras, Mapuya, Purus, Sepahua, Upper Ucayali, and Yuruá rivers; Southeast Amazon basin. Brazil: Acre state: Peru border area. | Peru, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | "currently, Sepahua, Purús, Curiuja, Curanja, Yuruá, u[pper] Ucayali and Río de las Piedras R[iver]s, Peru and supposedly uncontacted Amawakas on the u[pper] Purus in Brazil (Sparing, 2007); Liberdade R[iver] (r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] Juruá R[iver]), Brazil (Rodrigues, 1986); historically at similar locations in Peru and af[fluent] u[pper] Purus and Juruá R[iver]s, Brazil (Rivet and Tastevin, 1921: 450). †Nishinawa – Jordão R[iver] (l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Tarauacá R[iver], in turn l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] Envira R[iver], in turn r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R), Brazil (Loukotka, 1963: 33). †Yumanawa – Serrano R (rb af u Juruá R; Tastevin, 1925: 415), u Ibuya R (lb af[fluent] u[pper] Envira R[ivr], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R[iver]; Tastevin, 1926: 34, 49); Muruzinho R[iver] l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Muru R[iver], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] Tarauacá R[iver], l[eft ]b[ank] af[fluent Envira R[iver], r[ight ]b[ank] af[fluent] u[pper] Juruá R (Loukotka, 1963: 33), Brazil" (p.108). | Peru; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 500 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | -10.8764,-72.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 500-1000 | 189 | 100-999 | No bilingual education programs | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Some children are still learning the language. | Peru, Department of Ucayali, Province of Coronel Portillo, along the Mapuya, Curuija, Sepahua and Inuya rivers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Oral Literature Project | http://www.oralliterature.org | "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org. | 310 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |