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Mashco Piro

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3cuj

Population  60 (1976 SIL). Completely monolingual.
Region  Manu Park, Madre de Dios Deparment. Cujar, Purus, Tahuamanu, Mishagua, and Piedras rivers.
Language map  Peru, reference number 49
Alternate names   Cujareno, Cujareño, “Mashco”
Dialects  About 60% inherent intelligibility with Yine [pib].
Classification  Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Purus
Language use  Official language.
Comments  Highly nomadic. Hunter-gatherers.