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Yaminahua

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3: yaa

Population	750 in Peru (2003 SIL). 400 Yaminahua (1998 SIL), 200 Mastanahua (1981 SIL), 150 Chitonahua. Population total all countries: 1,390.
Region	Yuruá, Mapuya, and Mishagua. Also in Bolivia, Brazil.
Language map	Peru, reference number 83
Alternate names	Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Yaminawa, Yuminahua
Dialects	Yaminahua, Chitonahua (Morunahua, Moronahua, Foredafa, Horudahua, Horunahua). Most similar to Sharanahua [mcd].
Classification	Panoan, South-Central, Yaminahua-Sharanahua
Language use	Official language. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. NT: 2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Subgroups: Masronahua (Masrodawa), Nishinahua (Nishidawa), Chitonahua (Chitodawa), Shaonahua (Shaodawa). SOV.

Also spoken in:

Bolivia

Language name	Yaminahua
Population	140 in Bolivia (Adelaar 2000). Ethnic population: 161 in Bolivia (Adelaar 2000).
Region	Northwest corner Pando Department.
Language map	Bolivia, reference number 29
Alternate names	Jaminawa, Yamanawa, Yaminawa
Language use	All ages.
Comments	Same dialect or similar to that of Peru and Brazil. From Brazil.

Brazil

Language name	Yaminahua
Population	500 in Brazil (ISA).
Region	Acre.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 153
Alternate names	Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Yamináwa

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EAKIN, Lucille, author. 1984. Location in Yaminahua folk tales.

EAKIN, Lucille, author. 1988. "La ubicación de la acción en la narrativa yaminahua."

EAKIN, Lucille, author. 1991. Lecciones para el aprendizaje del idioma yaminahua.  

FAUST, Norma; LOOS, Eugene E., authors. 2002. Gramática del idioma Yaminahua.  

KENSINGER, Kenneth M., author. 1985. "Panoan linguistic, folkloristic and ethnographic research: retrospect and prospect."

LOOS, Eugene E., author. 2006. Discontinuous nasal spread in Yaminahua.  

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 1993. Beyond the Bilingual Classroom: Literacy Acquisition among Peruvian Amazon Communities.  

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

Vernacular Publications

Kirika 1. 1977.  

Kirika 2. 1977.  

Kirika 3. 1981.  

Kirika 4-6. 1982.  

Kirika 7. 1984.  

Kirika 8. 1989.  

Maifo tii anoafo yoinãfo. 1994.  

Matemática 2: Texto de consulta para segundo grado. 1983.  

Nã ipaonifo nõ tãpinõ. 2002.

Nõ fichisharapaikĩ nõ kirika anei. 1997.  

Nõ shara inõ. 1984.  

Vamos a leer: Aprestamiento 2 para la lectura y escritura. 1981.  

Vamos a leer: aprestamiento No. 2 para la lectura y escritura; Yaminahua con traducción al castellano. 2004.