Yaminahua

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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. Total users in all countries: 1,570.

Location

Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions; Mapuya, and Mishagua, and Yuruá.

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Bolivia

Western Central Brazil

Peru

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State

Dialects

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

Language Use

All ages. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Amahuaca [amc].

Language Development

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

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Yaminahua

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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).

Location

Pando department: Nicolás Suárez province, Puerto Yaminawa; headwaters of Alto Yuruá and Purús rivers.

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 state.

Alternate Names

Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Yamináwa

Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Most also use Portuguese [por], except for older generation (Crevels 2007).

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Yaminahua

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A language of Peru

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