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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Peru > Arabela

Arabela

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3arl

Population  50 (2002 SIL). Ethnic population: 500 (2002 SIL).
Region  Arabela River, tributary of Napo. 2 villages.
Language map  Peru, reference number 7
Alternate names   Chiripuno, Chiripunu
Classification  Zaparoan
Language use  Official language. Some ethnic group members understand but do not speak it. Seriously endangered. Also use Quechua or Spanish.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1986.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Pananuyuri is a division of the Arabela. SOV. Nearly extinct.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Pike, Kenneth L. 1957. "Abdominal pulse types in some Peruvian languages."

Rich, Furne. 1963. "Arabela phonemes and high-level phonology."  Available online

Rich, Rolland G., compiler. 1999. Diccionario Arabela—Castellano.  Available online

Rich, Rolland. 1975. "Sufijos verbales y apuntes gramaticales sobre el idioma arabela."  Available online

Rich, Rolland. 1981. "Técnicas de narración en arabela con referencia a tiempo y aspecto."  Available online

Stark, John E. 1990. Linguistic trade in: Language change patterns among the Arabela.

Various authors. 1975. Datos Etno-Lingüísticos 18.  Available online

Waterhouse, Viola G., editor. 1963. Studies in Peruvian Indian languages 1.  Available online

Wise, Mary Ruth. 2002. "Applicative affixes in Peruvian Amazonian languages."

Wise, Mary Ruth. 2005. "Apuntes sobre las lenguas Záparos—familia que se extingue."

Vernacular Publications

¡Pa serojore! (¡Vamos a leer! Libro 3: Iniciación para lectura y escritura). 1977.  Available online

Cálculo 4. 1964.  Available online

Cálculo 5. 1965.  Available online

Cálculo 6. 1965.  Available online

Cálculo 7. 1965.  Available online

Camataca. 1963.  Available online

Jaasu. 1964.  Available online

Mariquita. 1994.  Available online

Mishojiniji pohuatasano; Cushijiniji burrojiniji pohuatasano. 1997.  Available online

Naturaleza y vida social 1. 1965.  Available online

Naturaleza y vida social 2. 1974.  Available online

Nutaru. 1964.  Available online

Puetunu jiya camaru casaajana. 1965.  Available online

Puetunu pueyapueecuarajanaa niya nayojosaare taa pa miishiyani. 1973.  Available online

Pueya pohuatasano. 1968.  Available online

Pueya shiyojua pohuatasano. 1967.

Sapitiaja. 1963.  Available online

Sare. 1964.  Available online

Shiyojua serojosano. 1965.

Shuhuajiniji pohuatasano. 1994.  Available online

Supuetanaa miishanojiniji pohuatasano. 2002.  Available online

Susucuru. 1964.  Available online

Tatu. 1962.  Available online