Nomole-Piro (Archaic form of Yine) | |
Nativename: | Cujareño |
States: | Peru |
Ethnicity: | Nomole |
Speakers: | 200 |
Date: | 2012 |
Ref: | e25 |
Familycolor: | American |
Fam1: | Arawakan |
Fam2: | Southern |
Fam3: | Piro |
Iso3: | cuj |
Glotto: | mash1270 |
Glottorefname: | Nomole |
Nomole-Piro is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru. It is also called Cujareño. It is very similar to the Piro, with an estimated 60% inherent intelligibility. Kaufman considered it a dialect of Piro; Aikhenvald suggests it may rather be a dialect of Iñapari.[1]
Language documentation is limited, since the Nomole are highly nomadic hunter-gatherers who avoid contact with outsiders. The name Cujareño has been associated with the Panoan languages, though without much evidence.