Sharanahua

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

mcd

Alternate Names

Sharanawa

Autonym

Sharanahuan tsain

Population

490 in Peru (2007 census). 300 Mastanahua (2000 SIL). 320 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 490 (2007 census). Total users in all countries: 499.

Location

Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions: upper Purús river area.

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Western Central Brazil

Peru

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State

Dialects

Marinahua (Marinawa), Chandinahua, Mastanahua. Reportedly similar to Yaminahua [yaa] Chitonahua dialect and Yora [mts].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home on Purus River. Used by all. Some also use Spanish [spa], especially at home by those who intermarry and those with schooling. Used as L2 by Amahuaca [amc].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–10%. Bilingual education program (Crevels 2007). Taught in primary schools. TV. Dictionary. NT: 1996–2008.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Sharanahua

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.

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Language nameSharanahua

Population Full

9 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 330 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Acre state: Cruzeiro do Sul municipality, on Rio Humaitá off Juará river; Marináwa, along the upper Envira, tributary of the Tarauacá.

Alternate Names

Acre Arara, Arara Shawãdawa, Arara do Acre, Shawanauá

Dialects

Marinahua (Marináwa), Chandinahua.

Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

The Marináwa have integrated into Brazilian society. There may be no remaining speakers. Shifted to Portuguese [por].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Sharanahua

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A language of Peru

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