| Amahuaca | |
| States: | Perú, Brazil |
| Ethnicity: | Amahuaca |
| Speakers: | 520 |
| Date: | 1995–2007 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Panoan |
| Fam2: | Mainline |
| Fam3: | Nawa group |
| Fam4: | Headwaters subgroup |
| Iso3: | amc |
| Glotto: | amah1246 |
| Glottorefname: | Amahuaca |
Amahuaca is an indigenous language of the Amazon Basin in Perú 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.[1] There around 220 speakers in Brazil, and around 328 speakers in Peru.[2]
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.
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /ink/ ĩ | pronounced as /ink/ ɨ̃ | ||
| Close-mid | pronounced as /ink/ õ | |||
| Open | pronounced as /ink/ ã |
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Semivowel | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Tap/flap | pronounced as /ink/ |