Yora language
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For the Australian Aboriginal language group Yora, see Yuin–Kuric languages.
| Yora | |
|---|---|
| Nahua | |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Manu Park, Panagua River |
Native speakers | 170 known; possibly 400 uncontacted (2007)[1] |
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Pano–Tacanan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mts |
Yora (Yura), also called Yuranahua or simply Nahua, is an indigenous language of Peru in the region of Manú National Park on the Panagua River. It belongs to the Panoan language family which also counts Cashibo language, Shipibo language the languages most closely related to Yora are the Yaminahua and Sharanahua languages. According to the Ethnologue there were 350 to 400 speakers of Yora in 1998, but the language was vigorous in the communities.
References
- ↑ Yora reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
- Kaufman, Terrence. (1990). Language history in South America: What we know and how to know more. In D. L. Payne (Ed.), Amazonian linguistics: Studies in lowland South American languages (pp. 13–67). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-70414-3.
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