Also Known As:
Aguajun, Ahuajun, Awaruna, Awahun, Awajún, Aguaruna, Aents
Dialects & Varieties
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru
Location Description
Spoken in the basins of the Marañón, Comaina, Potro, Nieva, Cenepa, and Morona rivers, in the regions of Amazonas, Cajamarca, San Martín and Loreto, Peru.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
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Comments on writing systems:
In 2009, the Ministry of Education, working with representatives of the Aguaruna people, standardized an alphabet for the language (RD No. 2554-2009-ED). It consists of 21 letters.
Recent Resources
List of Aguaruna words, with English, French, and Spanish equivalents.
Aguaruna sound inventory, with corresponding orthography and IPA transcription.
Picture dictionary with 12 animals and the Aguaruna words for them.