Yora

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A language of Peru

ISO 639-3
mts
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

Ucayali and Cusco regions, Sepahua on Urubamba river, Serjali on upper Mishagua; Madre de Dios Region, Manu national park, on Upper Manu, Lower Cashpajali, and Panagua rivers.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Constitution, Article 48).

Classification
Panoan, Mainline, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Yaminahua [yaa] and Sharanahua [mcd].

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 L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Bible portions: 2007–2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yora
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.