Also Known As:
Achual, Achuar-Shiwiar, Achuale, Achuara, Jívaro, Maina
Dialects & Varieties
South America
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.
At risk
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~35,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Ethnic or community population
~35,000
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Ecuador
Location Description
Southeast, between the Pastaza and Maranon rivers, east of the present city of Cuenca along the contested border region with Peru, a rocky region covering approximately 25,000 square miles along the lower eastern slopes of the Andes.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
List of Achuar words, with English, French, and Spanish equivalents.
List of Achuar words, with English, French, and Spanish equivalents.
Achuar sound inventory, with corresponding orthography and IPA transcription.