Also Known As:
Amuexa, Yanesha', Amoesha, Yanesha, Amuese, Amueixa, Amoishe, Amagues, Amage, Omage, Amajo, Lorenzo, Amuetamo, Amaje
Dialects & Varieties
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Peru
Location Description
Spoken in the basins of the Palcazú, Calcazú, and Pachitea rivers, in the provinces of Puerto Inca (Huánuco Region), Oxapampa (Pasco Region), and Chanchamayo (Junín Region), in Peru.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
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Comments on writing systems:
In 2011, the Ministry of Education standardized an alphabet (RD No 1493-2011-ED). It consists of 28 letters.
Recent Resources
The Yanesha’ (Amuesha) language is spoken on the edges of two worlds, the Andes and the Amazon, in s
Yapa’ yaneshay yanño’teññañ ñamha yeñoterrñañ kowen poeserrparñáxhno, poemorreñáxhno ñamha po’poñ po
Yanesha' (Amuesha) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangere