Yine language

"Piro language" redirects here. This article is about the Brazilian indigenous language. For the Pueblo Piro language, see Tiwa languages#Piro.
Piro
Yine
Pronunciation [ˈjine]
Spoken in Brazil, Peru
Native speakers 4,000  (date missing)
Language family
Arawakan
  • Southern
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pib

Yine (Chontaquiro, Simiranch) is a Maipurean language spoken in Brazil and Peru. Formerly referred to as Piro, it belongs to the Piro group which also includes Inapari(†), Kanamaré(†), and Apurinã. The name Mashco has sometimes been incorrectly applied to the Yine. The Manchineri who live in Brazil (Acre) and reportedly also in Bolivia speak a language that is very similar to Yine.

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