Amawaka language

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
Yora
Native to	Peru, Brazil
Ethnicity	Amahuaca
Native speakers	(520 cited 1995–2007)[1]
Language family	Panoan Mainline Nawa group Headwaters subgroup Amahuaca
Language codes
ISO 639-3	amc
Glottolog	amah1246
ELP	Amahuaca
Map of Amawaca among the Pano-Tacanan languages

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

Vowels of Amahuaca^[4]

	Front		Central		Back
	plain	nasal	plain	nasal	plain	nasal
Close	i	ĩ	ɨ	ɨ̃
Close-mid					o	õ
Open	a	ã

Consonants of Amahuaca^[4]

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive		p	t		k	ʔ
Fricative			s	ʃ	x	h
Approximant	Central			j
	Lateral approximant
Tap/flap			ɾ

See also

• Amhuaca people