Sharanahua

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
mcd
Population

450 in Peru (2000 SIL). 300 Mastanahua. Population total all countries: 453. 320 monolinguals.

Location

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

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification
Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State
Dialects

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

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home on Purus River. All ages. 140 also use Spanish [spa]. Some intermarry with and use Spanish at home. Those with schooling use varying degrees of Spanish. 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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