Taushiro

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Pinche, Pinchi

Population

1 (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 20.

Location

Off Tigre river; Aucayacu river; Ahuaruna river tributary.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Possibly Zaparoan. Ruhlen says related to Candoshi-Shapra [cbu].

Typology

VSO

Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa] or a variety of Quechua (2007).

Language Development

Dictionary.

Writing

Latin script.