Also Known As:
Lamista, Lamista Quechua
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
43,982
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Little transmission to children. Bilingual parents want their children to learn Spanish. Used by shamans in chants. Protestants use it in singing with published hymnbook. Scattered occasional use in religious services apart from singing. Negative attitudes. Embarrassed to be heard using the language. 13,000 also use Spanish
Location and Context
Countries
Peru
Location Description
San Martin region, Sisa, Lamas, and other districts, and along Ucayali river, Lamas town is the cultural center; into Amazonas region, Roderigo de Menedez province; separate enclave, Loreto region.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
13,000
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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