The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: AMC
ISO 639-2: sai
| Population | 300 in Peru (1998 SIL). Population total both countries 520. |
| Region | Sepahua, Curiuja, Upper Ucayali, Inuya, Mapuya, and Purus rivers. Also spoken in Brazil. |
| Alternate names | AMAWAKA, AMAGUACO, AMEUHAQUE, IPITINERI, SAYACO |
| Classification | Panoan, South-Central, Amahuaca. |
| Comments | Closest to Cashinahua. 10% can speak Spanish fairly well. Some speak only Spanish. Most speak some Spanish. Children not learning Amahuaca (1999). The group is disintegrating and losing its tribal identity. Dictionary. Grammar. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Hunters, fishermen, agriculturalists. Bible portions 1963-1997. |
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