Amarakaeri

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
amr
Alternate Names
Amaracaire, Amarakaire, “Mashco” (pej.)
Population

500 (1987 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,620, including Huachipaeri [hug] (Crevels 2007).

Location

Madre de Dios and Colorado rivers.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Harákmbut
Dialects

Kisambaeri. Harakmbet languages not Arawakan.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Still spoken by the children in some communities (2012).

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. NT: 1986–2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Amarakaeri
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Ethnic subgroups: Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wíntaperi, Wakitaneri, Kareneri.