Amarakaeri

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Amaracaire, Amarakaire, Kareneri, Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, “Mashco” (pej.), Wakitaneri, Wintaperi

Population

1,910 (2007 census). Ethnic population: 1,620 (Crevels 2007). Includes Huachipaeri [hug].

Location

Madre de Dios region: Madre de Dios and Colorado rivers.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Kisambaeri. Harakmbet languages not Arawakan.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Still spoken by the children in some communities (2012). Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. Dictionary. NT: 1986–2008.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Amarakaeri and Huachipaeri [hug] are considered to be dialects of the same language, Harakbut.