Amarakaeri

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Amaracaire, Amarakaire, Arakmbut, Arakmbut Háte, Harakmbut, Haté, Kareneri, Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wakitaneri, Wintaperi, “Mashco” (pej.)

Autonym

aratbuten hua’a

Population

1,910 (2007 census). Includes Huachipaeri [hug]. Ethnic population: 2,090 (2013 Ministerio de Educación). Includes Huachipaeri [hug].

Location

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

Language Maps

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Kisambaeri.

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. Texts. 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.