Also Known As:
Kashinawa, Kaxinawa, Tuxinawa, Caxinawa, Kashinawa Kaxinawá, Kaxinawá, Kaxynawa, Caxinawá, Cashinahuá, Kaxinauá, Kaxinaua, Hãtxa Kuĩ (Huni Kuin)
Dialects & Varieties
- The extinct Capanahua (Kapanawa) of the Juruá River is a dialect of Kashinawa of the Ibuaçu River
- not to be confused with Capanahua (Kapanawa) of the Tapiche River (obsolescent) (Fleck 2013.)
Recent Resources
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Cashinahua conversation.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5253
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kaxinawá, Joaquim Paulo de Lima. 2011. Confrontando registros e memórias sobre a língua e a cultura Huni Kui: de Capistrano de Abreu aos dias atuais. Universidade de Brasilia. (MA thesis).
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Kaxinawá, Joaquim Paulo de Lima. 2011. Confrontando registros e memórias sobre a língua e a cultura Huni Kui: de Capistrano de Abreu aos dias atuais. Universidade de Brasilia. (MA thesis).