Also Known As:
Nijyamïï Nikyejaada, Yahua, Llagua, Yava, Yegua, Yihamwo, Nijyamïï, Nikyejaada, Mishara, Yawa
Dialects & Varieties
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru; Colombia; Brazil
Location Description
Spoken in the basin of the Putumayo River in Amazonas, Peru (on the border with Colombia) and the Ampiyacu River in the province of Mariscal Ramón Castilla, in the department of Loreto, Peru; there are also speakers, to a lesser extent, in Colombia and Brazil.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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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
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Yagua language.
Source: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Song played during a large party. A flute-like instrument.