| Achuar | |
|---|---|
| Shiwiar | |
| Native to | Peru, Ecuador |
| Ethnicity | Achuar people, Shiwiar |
Native speakers | 4,420 in Peru (2012)[1] 3,520 in Ecuador (2007)[1] |
Chicham
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | acu |
| Glottolog | achu1248 |
| ELP | Achuar |
Shiwiar, also known as Achuar, Jivaro and Maina, is a Chicham language spoken along the Pastaza and Bobonaza rivers in Ecuador. Shiwiar is one of the thirteen indigenous languages of Ecuador.[2] All of these indigenous languages are endangered.[2]
- ^ a b Achuar at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b Moseley, C., ed. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 978-92-3-104095-5. OCLC 610522460.
