Also Known As:
Amuexa, Yanesha', Amoesha, Yanesha, Amuese, Amueixa, Amoishe, Amagues, Amage, Omage, Amajo, Lorenzo, Amuetamo, Amaje
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Yanesha' (Amuesha) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangere
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
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)