Yaminahua

A language of Peru

ISO 639-3

yaa

Alternate Names

Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Yaminawa, Yuminahua

Population

750 in Peru (2003 SIL). 400 Yaminahua (1998 SIL), 150 Chitonahua. Population total all countries: 1,570.

Location

Yuruá, Mapuya, and Mishagua. Also in Bolivia, Brazil.

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Bolivia

Western Central Brazil

Peru

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State

Dialects

Chitonahua (Foredafa, Horudahua, Horunahua, Moronahua, Morunahua), Yaminahua. Most similar to Sharanahua [mcd].

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. 2 bilingual schools sponsored by the Ministry of Education (2007). Grammar. NT: 2003–2008.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Yaminahua

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Subgroups: Masronahua (Masrodawa), Nishinahua (Nishidawa), Chitonahua (Chitodawa), Shaonahua (Shaodawa).

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Bolivia

Language nameYaminahua

Population

200 in Bolivia (2011 E. Wyss). Ethnic population: 160 (Adelaar 2004).

Location

Pando Department, Nicolás Suárez province, headwaters of Alto Yuruá and Purús rivers, in Puerto Yaminawa.

Alternate Names

Jaminawa, Yamanawa, Yaminawa

Status

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

Language Use

All ages.

Other Comments

Same dialect or similar to that of Brazil; slightly different from Peru dialect.

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Brazil

Language nameYaminahua

Population

620 in Brazil (Moore 2006).

Location

Acre.

Alternate Names

Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Yamináwa

Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Except for older generation, all are bilingual in Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).

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A language of Peru

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