Yora
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A language of Peru
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Manu Park Panoan, Nahua, Parquenahua, Yoranahua, Yura
Population
170 (Crevels 2007). Possibly another 400 uncontacted speakers on the Upper Piedras River (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 170 (Crevels 2007).
Location
Cuzco and Ucayali regions: Sepahua on Urubamba river, Serjali on upper Mishagua; Madre de Dios region: Manu national park, on lower Cashpajali, upper Manu, and Panagua rivers.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).
Classification
Typology
SOV; postpositions; genitives, relatives, adjectives before noun head numerals after noun head; maximum prefix, 1; maximum suffix, 7 or 8; noun affixes indicate case; verb affixes mark person and number; ergative; CV, CVC, V, VC; tonal.
Language Use
Vigorous. All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Bible portions: 2007–2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian, traditional religion.