Amahuaca is an indigenous language of the Amazon Basin in Peru and Brazil. It is also known as Amawaka, Amaguaco, Ameuhaque, Ipitineri, and Sayaco. Amahuaca is a Panoan language that is believed to be closely related to Cashinahua and Yaminawa.[2] There around 220 speakers in Brazil, and around 328 speakers in Peru.[1][3]
| Amahuaca | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Peru, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Amahuaca |
Native speakers | (520 cited 1995–2007)[1] |
Panoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amc |
| Glottolog | amah1246 |
| ELP | Amahuaca |
30% of Amahuaca speakers are literate in Amahuaca and 50% are literate in Spanish. Amahuaca uses a Latin-based script. There are some bilingual schools. A dictionary has been developed along with a grammatical description and bible portions.[1]
Phonology
edit| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | nasal | plain | nasal | plain | nasal | |
| Close | i | ĩ | ɨ | ɨ̃ | ||
| Close-mid | o | õ | ||||
| Open | a | ã | ||||
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Fricative | s | ʃ | x | h | |
| Semivowel | j | ||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Amahuaca at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Fleck, David. 2013. Panoan Languages and Linguistics, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History #99
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2017. Censos Nacionales 2017: XII de población, VII de vivienda y III de comunidades indígenas. https://www.inei.gob.pe/estadisticas/censos/ Accessed: 2019-02-01
- ^ a b "Inventory Amahuaca (SAPHON 1998)". phoible.org. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
edit- Sparing-Chávez, Margarethe (2012). Aspects of Amahuaca Grammar (PDF). SIL International. ISBN 9781556713033. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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